RECAP2022-W3818 SEPT TO 25 SEPT 2022
Week of 18 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
85
-23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
117
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▲ +1367%
Return to Monkey Island
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11
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
RM
AB
RW
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Shovel Knight Dig
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5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
SW
CC
CD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The DioField Chronicle
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
AH
KC
DW
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 Hyper Demon, Rhythm, Trombone Champ
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
AH
Alana Hagues
Writing about Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion, Dragon Quest Treasures, Harvestella
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about 1001 Spikes, 100ft Robot Golf, 101 Ways to Die
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about GoldenEye 007, Grand Theft Auto VI, Rare Replay
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Hyper Demon, Return to Monkey Island, Shovel Knight Dig
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 64 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
AB
Adam Barnes
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.