RECAP2023-W105 MAR TO 12 MAR 2023
Week of 5 Mar 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
98
-27% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
55
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
61
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▲ +1500%
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
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ZH
JC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
SW
ZH
CH
TRENDING▲ +167%
Destiny 2: Lightfall
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
EG
DB
CF
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Sons of the Forest
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +300%
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Figment 2: Creed Valley
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Wayfinder
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
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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Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 4
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Figment 2: Creed Valley
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Rytmos
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
AH
Alana Hagues
Writing about 3D Gunstar Heroes, DecaPolice, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Before Your Eyes, Exoprimal, PlayStation Classic
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 50 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
JY
Johnny Yu
Polygon
Polygon·11 Mar 2023
Is Patch Quest a roguelike, Metroidvania, bullet hell, or Pokémon-like? Yesreview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.