RECAP2022-W4430 OCT TO 6 NOV 2022
Week of 30 Oct 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
92
-21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
66
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
54
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▲ +780%
God of War Ragnarök
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
ZZ
LH
AP
TRENDING▲ +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
BK
MP
LC
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
SV
RP
JB
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 Call of Duty: Vanguard, The Chant, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Sonic Frontiers, High on Life, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Limbo
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.