RECAP2023-W3130 JUL TO 6 AUG 2023
Week of 30 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
88
-19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Citizen Sleeper, Dishonored 2, Half-Life 2
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Portal 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
EG
Ethan GachKotaku
Writing about Final Fantasy XIV Online
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Portal 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Airborne Kingdom, A Short Hike, Atlas Fallen
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 64 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
ZH
Zack Handlen
IGN·4 Aug 2023
The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episodes 1-3 ReviewreviewonThe Expanse: A Telltale Series
EE
Evan E. Lambert
Nintendo Life·31 Jul 2023
These Everyday Items Trigger Me Now, And I Blame Zelda: Tears Of The KingdomopiniononThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.