RECAP2023-W2518 JUN TO 25 JUN 2023
Week of 18 Jun 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
77
-44% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
55
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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▲ +333%
Final Fantasy XVI
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
13 writers · 11 outlets
RR
GJ
CP
TRENDING▲ +1300%
Aliens: Dark Descent
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CT
EE
NR
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CA
LL
KG
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Park Beyond
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
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.
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Aliens: Dark Descent, Crash Team Rumble, Crime Boss: Rockay City
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (3).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Sand Land, The Tartarus Key
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Tartarus Key
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Final Boss, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Final Boss, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 55 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.