RECAP2023-W2228 MAY TO 4 JUN 2023
Week of 28 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
117
-1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
121
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▲ +3100%
Diablo IV
OUT NOW
18
PIECES
16 writers · 13 outlets
TN
FG
MS
TRENDING▲ +700%
Street Fighter 6
OUT NOW
17
PIECES
16 writers · 13 outlets
RR
LP
MT
TRENDING▲ +14%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 3 outlets
JK
EE
AH
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Street Fighter 6, Beat Saber, NBA 2K23
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Diablo IV, Rune Factory 4 Special, Stacking
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Diablo IV, The Expanse: A Telltale Series
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Beat Saber, Blood & Truth
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer, System Shock, The Tartarus Key
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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
KP
Kevin Podas
Nintendo Life·3 Jun 2023
Stardew Valley Was Surprisingly Good Prep For Living With My Partner IRLopiniononStardew Valley
TC
Tim Comer
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·3 Jun 2023
10 Best Arrow Fusion Combinations In Zelda: Tears Of The KingdomrounduponThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
CB
Callum Bains
Rock Paper Shotgun·2 Jun 2023
How claymation, an X-COM screenshot and a Justice League tie-in game brought us Diablofeature
DJ
Dave Jewitt
GameSpot·1 Jun 2023
Total War: Pharaoh Hands-on Preview - War Like An EgyptianpreviewonTotal War: Pharaoh
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.