RECAP2023-W2916 JUL TO 23 JUL 2023
Week of 16 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
113
+30% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
57
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.
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.
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Exoprimal, Forza Motorsport
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, EA Sports FC 24, Exoprimal
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Full Void, Let's! Revolution!, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Remnant II, Retro, Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Gunbrella, Roto Force, Viewfinder
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 76 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
LP
Lewis Parker
Eurogamer·23 Jul 2023
Dragon's Dogma wants to surprise you - even if that means winding you up firstfeature
SH
Simon Hahn
Screen Rant·17 Jul 2023
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.