RECAP2023-W0712 FEB TO 19 FEB 2023
Week of 12 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
131
+54% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
70
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.
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Wild Hearts
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
12 writers · 12 outlets
WF
CC
DN
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Horizon Call of the Mountain
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
SB
SL
SC
TRENDING▲ +357%
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
BH
DT
RR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Wanted: Dead
OUT NOW
8 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +1500%
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +700%
Metroid Prime Remastered
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1900%
Octopath Traveler II
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +900%
Horizon Forbidden West
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Horizon Forbidden West, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Spirit Swap, Endless, Spellcaster University
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Horizon Call of the Mountain, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Forbidden West
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Saturday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Blanc, Catching, Dredge
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Wanted: Dead, Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Block
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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
DR
Duncan Robertson
GamesRadar+
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.