RECAP2023-W0529 JAN TO 5 FEB 2023
Week of 29 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
114
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
82
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about SD Gundam Battle Alliance, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Roller Drama, Tchia, Titanfall 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Fashion Police Squad, Hi-Fi Rush, OddBallers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Hi-Fi Rush, Inkbound
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Evil Dead: The Game, Forspoken, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 77 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.