RECAP2022-W3024 JUL TO 31 JUL 2022
Week of 24 Jul 2022The week in game journalism.
A snapshot of what writers were chasing this week. We sort by how much coverage jumped against the previous four weeks, so a story breaking now rises above games that already get steady writeups every week.
PIECES INDEXED
96
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
140
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
first article indexed
01 · TRENDING
Games that picked up coverage this week
The games whose coverage spiked this week against their own four-week baseline. Worth a look if you missed them.
TRENDING▲ +700%
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
TN
AP
AW
TRENDING▲ +500%
Rollerdrome
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
BC
TN
LC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
What Remains of Edith Finch
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
MS
BK
GB
02 · IN THE BYLINE THIS WEEK
Writers we kept seeing across the index
Worth checking in on. The cadence chart shows which days they published, which often says more about a beat than a tally does.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about As Dusk Falls, Cooking Simulator, Elite: Dangerous
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Saturday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Beat Saber, Horizon Call of the Mountain, PlayStation VR Worlds
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Digimon Survive, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
FJ
Faith Johnson
Nintendo Life·30 Jul 2022
SEGA's Astonishing GameCube Rebound Following Defeat In The Console WarsfeatureonSonic Adventure 2: Battle+ 11 more
JN
Jim Norman
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life·28 Jul 2022
Bowser, New Planets Take Centre Stage In Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope InterviewinterviewonMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
AW
Autumn Wright
Polygon·26 Jul 2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 review: Monolith Soft’s best story yetreviewonXenoblade Chronicles 3
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.