RECAP2023-W0315 JAN TO 22 JAN 2023
Week of 15 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.
PIECES INDEXED
88
+29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
62
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
TRENDING▲ +586%
Fire Emblem Engage
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
AP
JD
LD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Persona 3 Portable
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7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
RR
AS
MV
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Persona 4 Golden
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
RR
AD
EN
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Monster Hunter Rise
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +700%
A Space for the Unbound
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Atomic Heart
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +60%
One Piece Odyssey
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +60%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +60%
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Monster Hunter Rise
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about A Space for the Unbound, Die in the Dungeon, Romance
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about EA Sports PGA Tour, Lil Gator Game, Sports Story
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Fire Emblem Engage, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 57 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
JL
Just Lunning
Polygon·19 Jan 2023
JRPG One Piece Odyssey is a major letdown for One Piece fansreviewonOne Piece Odyssey
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.