RECAP2023-W1326 MAR TO 2 APR 2023
Week of 26 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
104
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
91
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.
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Life by You, The Lamplighters League, Videoverse
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure, Metroid Prime Remastered, PowerWash Simulator
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Diablo IV, Resident Evil 4, Sackboy: A Big Adventure
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Dead Island 2, Minecraft: Legends
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about MLB The Show 23, Hi-Fi Rush, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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
CP
Cody Perez
Destructoid·29 Mar 2023
10 best moments from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demonstrationnewsonThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
SS
Smangaliso Simelane
Destructoid·28 Mar 2023
The Top 4 horror titles on PSVR 2 right nowroundup References sequel onThe Top
WJ
Will Judd
Eurogamer·28 Mar 2023
Counter-Strike 2 is already a blast - and lays the groundwork for years to comepreviewonCounter-Strike 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.