RECAP2023-W289 JUL TO 16 JUL 2023
Week of 9 Jul 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
87
+26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
99
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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.
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 Exoprimal, Reaction, Tiger Blade
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
AH
Alana Hagues
Writing about Super Mario All-Stars, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon 5, Test Drive Unlimited
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.