RECAP2022-W3131 JUL TO 7 AUG 2022
Week of 31 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
79
-18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
55
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
50
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
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.
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Lonely Mountains: Downhill
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Arcade Paradise, Cooking Simulator, Turbo Golf Racing
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (3).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Madison, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 2, Pokémon Legends: Arceus
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Digimon Survive, Guilty Gear: Strive, Street Fighter V
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Hard West 2, Hindsight, MultiVersus
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 50 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
FW
Fay Watson
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·5 Aug 2022
Quentin Tarantino reviews Top Gun: Maverick: "It’s a true cinematic spectacle"reviewonTop Gun: Maverick
RE
Richard Edwards
GamesRadar+·4 Aug 2022
The 30 best James Bond stunts: iconic action moments that define the franchiserounduponIconic
PB
Paul Bradshaw
GamesRadar+·2 Aug 2022
Bullet Train review: "Brad Pitt starrer is a zippy, enjoyable ride"reviewonBullet Train
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.