RECAP2023-W142 APR TO 9 APR 2023
Week of 2 Apr 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
87
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
101
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.
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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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Dead Island 2, Diablo IV, God of War Ragnarök
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
LR
Liam Richardson
Writing about BioShock Infinite, Far Cry 3, Go-Go Town!
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Road 96: Mile 0
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Go-Go Town!, BioShock Infinite, Paper Trail
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
J
Joshua-Rivera
Polygon·4 Apr 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is endless nostalgia bait with no hook of its ownreview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.