RECAP2022-W5225 DEC TO 1 JAN 2023
Week of 25 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
121
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 11 outlets
GAMES COVERED
231
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.
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 Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Stardew Valley, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Hypnospace Outlaw
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, Capcom Fighting Collection, Retro
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Game of the Year, God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
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Rps
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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
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John Smith
Screen Rant·27 Dec 2022
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.