RECAP2023-W3710 SEPT TO 17 SEPT 2023
Week of 10 Sept 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
136
+28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
102
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
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.
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Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Baby Steps
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
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Alice O'Connor
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Call of the Sea, Cyberpunk 2077: 2.0 Update, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Chants of Sennaar, Wargroove 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Assassin's Creed Mirage, Total War: Pharaoh
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 97 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
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Craig Reid
Pure Xbox
Pure Xbox·15 Sept 2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage Is An Enjoyable Return To The Series' RootsfeatureonAssassin's Creed Mirage
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Jess Elizabeth Reed
Nintendo Life·13 Sept 2023
Gunbrella (Switch) - Witty, Winsome Action-Platforming With A Great HookreviewonGunbrella
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.