RECAP2023-W1219 MAR TO 26 MAR 2023
Week of 19 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
115
+6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
128
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Animal Well, Demonschool, Goodbye Volcano High
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (4).
LR
Liam Richardson
Writing about Animal Well, Destiny 2, Goodbye Volcano High
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (5).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Gears 5, Halo Infinite
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, Dredge, Resident Evil 4
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Resident Evil 4
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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
Joseph Yaden
GameSpot·23 Mar 2023
Elden Ring Wins Game Of The Year At GDC 2023 AwardsnewsonElden Ring & Game of the Year
RA
Russell Adderson
PC Gamer
PC Gamer·22 Mar 2023
8 PC gaming classics that are still worth playing todayrounduponFreedom Fighters+ 5 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.