RECAP2022-W3314 AUG TO 21 AUG 2022
Week of 14 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
90
+5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
72
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
60
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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▲ +2300%
Elden Ring
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
12 writers · 2 outlets
RS
RV
JM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
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1
PIECES
11 writers · 1 outlets
RS
RV
JM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
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1
PIECES
11 writers · 1 outlets
RS
RV
JM
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.
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about God of War Ragnarök, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Rollerdrome
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Thymesia, Kirby's Dream Buffet
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about As Dusk Falls, Elden Ring, Immortals Fenyx Rising
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
GB
Graham Banas
Writing about Cursed to Golf, Thymesia, We Are OFK
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 67 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.