RECAP2022-W3421 AUG TO 28 AUG 2022
Week of 21 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
129
+43% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
80
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
87
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.
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Commandos 3: HD Remaster, Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed, Grid Legends
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (2).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Automatoys, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Kirby's Dream Buffet
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
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Ben Kerry
Writing about Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed, Saints Row
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
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Alice O'Connor
Writing about Chorus, What Remains of Edith Finch
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Saints Row, Saints Row IV, SD Gundam Battle Alliance
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 75 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
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Eden Assiene
Rock Paper Shotgun·26 Aug 2022
Rollerdrome review: a difficult but stylish skater-shooter that'll give you a shot of adrenalinereviewonRollerdrome
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.