RECAP2023-W3023 JUL TO 30 JUL 2023
Week of 23 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
108
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
61
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
FG
ET
EV
TRENDING▲ +1300%
Disney Illusion Island
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CT
WL
TM
TRENDING▲ +243%
Remnant II
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
IW
VB
JA
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.
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Blue Protocol, Diablo IV
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Lakeburg Legacies, Unpacking
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Firewatch, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Unpacking, En Garde!
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Remnant II, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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
PE
Patrick Elliot
Nintendo Life·28 Jul 2023
The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages - An Engrossing Tale And True Series ClassicreviewonThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
HR
Harvey Randall
PC Gamer
PC Gamer·27 Jul 2023
This horrifying big boy from Lords of the Fallen's new 20 minute gameplay preview is giving me Attack on Titan flashbacks in the best waypreviewonLords of the Fallen
JD
Joe Deckelmeier
Screen Rant·27 Jul 2023
SDCC 2023: Ed Boon On Mortal Kombat 1's Gameplay, The Franchise's Legacy & New KameosinterviewonMortal Kombat 1
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.