RECAP2023-W2121 MAY TO 28 MAY 2023
Week of 21 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
118
+48% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
80
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
96
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +3900%
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
AB
JA
DT
TRENDING▲ +300%
Final Fantasy XVI
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
SB
EN
MH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RL
RW
RR
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy XVI, XDefiant, Disney Dreamlight Valley
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Dragon's Dogma II, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Diablo IV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Neon
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Alan Wake II, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Fairgames
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 75 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
SP
Sam Pape
GameSpot·25 May 2023
The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Review - We Don't Wants It, We Don't Needs ItreviewonThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum
DR
Dylan Roth
Polygon·24 May 2023
Star Trek Resurgence understands what makes great Star TrekreviewonStar Trek: Resurgence
HH
Hilliard Hendrix
Nintendo Life·23 May 2023
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Straight Up Fails In Just One Respect: AccessibilityopiniononThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.