RECAP2022-W3925 SEPT TO 2 OCT 2022
Week of 25 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
116
+36% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
84
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
85
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Goat Simulator 3, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Sonic Frontiers
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Dome Keeper, Flat Eye, Moonscars
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Cassette Beasts, Serial Cleaners, The Judgment Collection
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Dome Keeper, Potion Permit
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 79 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
Aaron Bayne
Push Square
Push Square·27 Sept 2022
Hardware Review: Sony INZONE H9 - Taking Your Audio Experience to the Next Levelfeature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.