RECAP2023-W011 JAN TO 8 JAN 2023

Week of 1 Jan 2023The 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.

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PIECES INDEXED
87
-28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
62
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
172
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +1300%
Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engage

OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
JW
HS
PO
Josh West, +6 more
TRENDING -64%
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
AJ
GB
RR
Ali Jones, +3 more
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

OUT NOW
4
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
RR
EK
BK
Robert Ramsey, +2 more
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Forza Motorsport
Forza Motorsport
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
Starfield
Starfield
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +200%
Redfall
Redfall
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +500%
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +500%
Minecraft
Minecraft
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +1100%
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.

BT
Ben Tarrant
Writing about Mass Effect: Andromeda, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (23).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Forza Motorsport, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
Josh WestGamesRadar+
Writing about Horizon Call of the Mountain, Fire Emblem Engage, Forspoken
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (5).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores, Diablo IV, Forspoken
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Alien: Isolation, Amnesia: Rebirth, Anatomy
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 57 writers filed this week.
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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.
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