RECAP2023-W3313 AUG TO 20 AUG 2023
Week of 13 Aug 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
98
-9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
70
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▲ +3500%
Blasphemous II
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
BS
SF
TN
TRENDING▲ +12%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
LH
ET
KS
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
NC
EE
AO
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +2300%
Gord
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
0%
WrestleQuest
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +100%
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 Baldur's Gate III, Thief: The Dark Project
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Blasphemous II, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Destiny 2, Diablo IV, Fairgames
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (1).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Quake II, Quantum: Recharged, Vampire Survivors
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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
PK
Paulo Kawanishi
Polygon
Polygon·17 Aug 2023
Blasphemous 2 review: Metroidvania with a potent world and weak bossesreviewonBlasphemous II
JG
Jasmine Gould Wilson
GamesRadar+·16 Aug 2023
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew review: "A fiendishly fun stealth strategy game"reviewonShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
FD
Francisco Dominguez
Nintendo Life·14 Aug 2023
Moving Out 2 (Switch) - More Creative Couch-Throwing From Your Favourite F.A.R.T.sreviewonMoving Out 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.