RECAP2023-W1723 APR TO 30 APR 2023
Week of 23 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
136
+24% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
106
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
115
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
8
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▲ +540%
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
OUT NOW
17
PIECES
16 writers · 13 outlets
JA
MP
CM
TRENDING▲ +414%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
BS
MM
AO
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Age of Wonders 4
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
FB
AO
SV
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Ravenlok, Hogwarts Legacy, Redfall
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Redfall
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Betrayal At Club Low, Cassette Beasts, Marvel's Midnight Suns
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Betrayal At Club Low
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story, Grid Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 101 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
MG
Mexi Gremillion
Rock Paper Shotgun·26 Apr 2023
The 10 best visual novels on PCrounduponAce Attorney Turnabout Collection+ 9 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.