RECAP2023-W197 MAY TO 14 MAY 2023

Week of 7 May 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.

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PIECES INDEXED
82
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
106
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +375%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

OUT NOW
19
PIECES
19 writers · 12 outlets
EG
EE
AP
Ethan Gach, +18 more
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Deceive Inc.

Deceive Inc.

OUT NOW
1
PIECES
6 writers · 1 outlets
WF
MP
LM
Wes Fenlon, +5 more
TRENDING▲ +500%
Cassette Beasts

Cassette Beasts

OUT NOW
1
PIECES
6 writers · 1 outlets
WF
MP
LM
Wes Fenlon, +5 more
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dredge
Dredge
OUT NOW
6 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +2300%
Cultic
Cultic
OUT NOW
6 writers · 1 outlets
The Case of the Golden Idol
The Case of the Golden Idol
OUT NOW
6 writers · 1 outlets
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Stranded: Alien Dawn
OUT NOW
6 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +1100%
Moons of Darsalon
Moons of Darsalon
OUT NOW
6 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +2300%
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.

EE
Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Darkest Dungeon II, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Thwack
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Redfall, Starfield
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Tunic, Ōkami HD, Tchia
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
VP
Victoria Phillips Kennedy
Writing about Miasma Chronicles, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 writers filed this week.
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03 · READER ATTENTION

What's drawing readers in

No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES

First piece indexed this week

A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.
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