RECAP2023-W1112 MAR TO 19 MAR 2023
Week of 12 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
108
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
76
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
71
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▲ +3500%
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
JC
MS
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dead Island 2
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
AB
LC
TO
TRENDING▲ +900%
Resident Evil 4
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
DR
DB
BH
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 Dead Island 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Nintendo Pocket Football Club, Tales of Symphonia Remastered
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Ape Academy 2, Demon's Souls, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Hi-Fi Rush, The Wreck
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, Sons of the Forest
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 71 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
KT
Kim Taylor Foster
GamesRadar+·14 Mar 2023
John Wick Chapter 4 review: "Burns oh-so-brightly"review References sequel onJohn Wick
CP
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Verge
The Verge·14 Mar 2023
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review: a gorgeous breath of fresh airreviewonBayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.