RECAP2023-W2014 MAY TO 21 MAY 2023
Week of 14 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.
PIECES INDEXED
80
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
65
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
87
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
9
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▲ +25%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
10 writers · 4 outlets
OR
JN
CD
TRENDING▲ +460%
Humanity
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
AW
ST
WL
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
7 writers · 1 outlets
SB
RR
ST
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.
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Hawken Reborn, Retro
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom, Bloodborne
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom, Bloodborne
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Humanity
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Cryptmaster
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 60 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
BH
Bobby Houston
Push Square·21 May 2023
Soapbox: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Should Adapt This Quintessential StorylineopiniononMarvel's Spider-Man 2
JG
Jonathon Greenall
Nintendo Life·20 May 2023
Nintendo's Satellaview Blazed A Trail For Today's Season-Based, Ephemeral Gamesfeature
GH
Grant Hermanns
Screen Rant·18 May 2023
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening Director & Stars Discuss Comedy SequelinterviewonBuddy
NM
Nick Maillet
IGN·16 May 2023
VR Skater Preview: Skate Like a Pro on PSVR2 Without the Pain of FallingpreviewonVR Skater
LF
Leo Faierman
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·15 May 2023
Lacking "Any Satisfying Depth or Gameplay Hooks": Why Minabo Fails to Deliverreview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.