RECAP2022-W5011 DEC TO 18 DEC 2022
Week of 11 Dec 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
120
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
75
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
TRENDING▲ +1500%
High on Life
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
EE
TN
MS
TRENDING▲ +620%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
9 writers · 5 outlets
RR
LR
OW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Forspoken
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
OK
LC
WL
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
OUT NOW
6 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +300%
Darktide
5 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +400%
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +45%
Elden Ring
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +50%
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
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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Kate Gray
Writing about Pokémon Scarlet, Telling Lies, The Block
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (9).
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Rps
Writing about Darktide, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Alice O'Connor
Writing about Becoming, Darktide, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ridge Racer 2, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Game of the Year, Windbound, Yoku's Island Express
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 70 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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Kizito Katawonga
GamesRadar+·16 Dec 2022
LG S80QR review: "A wonderful sound bar that really enriches your gaming and movie watching experience"review
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Dan Lipscombe
Rock Paper Shotgun·16 Dec 2022
Modding Duke Nukem 3D into a joke about English culture can be good for your mental healthfeatureonDuke Nukem 3D
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Kalani Goda Newman
IGN·13 Dec 2022
Fire Emblem Engage Preview: A Loving Tribute to Nonexistent NostalgiapreviewonFire Emblem Engage
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.