RECAP2023-W065 FEB TO 12 FEB 2023
Week of 5 Feb 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
85
-25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
59
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
64
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▲ +540%
Hogwarts Legacy
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
FG
MM
RR
TRENDING▲ +400%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
5 writers · 2 outlets
AH
JN
EN
TRENDING▲ +700%
Pacific Drive
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
ST
WL
KC
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Salt Order, Potion Tales, Harmony's Odyssey
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Dungeon Drafters, Reka, Voidtrain
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Pacific Drive, The Knight Witch
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Hogwarts Legacy, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Minecraft: Legends
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Spellbook Demonslayers, Vampire Survivors
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 54 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
MH
Mike Harris
GamesRadar+·8 Feb 2023
Lego Sonic the Hedgehog – Green Hill Zone review: “Lego’s secured all seven Chaos Emeralds”review
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.