RECAP2023-W3420 AUG TO 27 AUG 2023
Week of 20 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
141
+44% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
89
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
94
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▲ +2300%
Immortals of Aveum
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 11 outlets
CM
AS
RL
TRENDING▲ +3100%
Fort Solis
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
EE
AB
EK
TRENDING▲ +167%
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
JB
MM
AW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
Persona 3 Reload
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
-63%
Alan Wake II
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Halo Infinite, Starfield
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Red Dead Redemption, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Crimson Desert, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Mortal Kombat 1, Persona 3 Reload
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Aperture Desk Job, Ghostrunner II, Last Epoch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 84 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
AS
Alex Stedman
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.