RECAP2022-W364 SEPT TO 11 SEPT 2022
Week of 4 Sept 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
95
-19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
66
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +400%
Splatoon 3
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
BG
CC
SW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Steelrising
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CM
AB
TN
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Disney Dreamlight Valley
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
JB
TN
LD
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
A Plague Tale: Requiem
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
The Games: Winter Edition
OUT NOW
4 writers · 1 outlets
Betrayal At Club Low
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
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 Disney Dreamlight Valley, Immortals Fenyx Rising
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Betrayal At Club Low, Farthest Frontier
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Steelrising
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Arcade Paradise, Brawlhalla, Dirt 5
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 61 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
GB
Glenn Bunn
Screen Rant·11 Sept 2022
Sonic The Hedgehog: 22 Best Quotes From The GamesnewsonThe Games: Winter Edition
JD
Joanna Damiani
Screen Rant·11 Sept 2022
Sonic The Hedgehog: 22 Best Quotes From The GamesnewsonThe Games: Winter Edition
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.