RECAP2022-W327 AUG TO 14 AUG 2022
Week of 7 Aug 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
86
+9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
61
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
94
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Cult of the Lamb
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
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KH
JC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
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1
PIECES
6 writers · 1 outlets
WY
OW
CD
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Halo Infinite
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1
PIECES
6 writers · 1 outlets
WY
OW
CD
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Yakuza Kiwami 2, Trials of Mana, Yakuza 0
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Arcade Paradise, Saints Row, Two Point Campus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Train Sim World 2, Arcade Paradise, Turning
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Titanfall 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
LK
Luke KempGamesRadar+
Writing about As Dusk Falls, Cult of the Lamb, Turbo Golf Racing
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 56 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.