RECAP2023-W3527 AUG TO 3 SEPT 2023
Week of 27 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
126
-11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
84
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
100
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +1600%
Starfield
OUT NOW
18
PIECES
17 writers · 12 outlets
FG
VP
JB
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Sea of Stars
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
16 writers · 12 outlets
KH
BS
CT
TRENDING -29%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
SB
KS
CT
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +150%
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
Sonic Superstars
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +567%
Lies of P
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
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 Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Lies of P, Payday 3
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Arco, Diablo IV, Life by You
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Thursday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Firewatch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
EN
Ed Nightingale
Writing about Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged, Lies of P, Sonic Superstars
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
JW
Josh WestGamesRadar+
Writing about Hyenas, Lords of the Fallen, Pacific Drive
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 79 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
JS
Jessica Smith
Screen Rant·31 Aug 2023
12 Hunger Games Clues That Prove Katniss & Peeta Were Always The Endgame Coupleroundup
FG
Filip Galekovic
Destructoid·30 Aug 2023
New Destiny 2 interview addresses old conspiracies and hopes for The Final ShapeinterviewonDestiny 2 & Destiny 2: The Final Shape
DC
David Coyles
Nintendo Life·30 Aug 2023
Matters Of Import: Take A Guided Tour Of Super Potato, The Ultimate Retro Gaming ParadisefeatureonRetro
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.