RECAP2022-W4827 NOV TO 4 DEC 2022
Week of 27 Nov 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
104
+12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
62
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.
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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Alice O'Connor
Writing about Darktide
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion, Biomutant
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Return to Monkey Island, Soccer Story
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
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Katharine Castle
Writing about Chained Echoes, Company of Heroes 3, Marvel's Midnight Suns
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Kate Gray
Writing about Disney Dreamlight Valley, Pokémon Scarlet, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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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Claire Lewis
GameSpot
GameSpot·29 Nov 2022
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.