RECAP2023-W3924 SEPT TO 1 OCT 2023
Week of 24 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
132
-14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
104
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▲ +1900%
Cocoon
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
CD
JC
ST
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Alan Wake II
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10
PIECES
8 writers · 6 outlets
MS
VP
JG
TRENDING▲ +967%
EA Sports FC 24
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
EM
FG
JW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Lamplighters League
OUT NOW
7 writers · 6 outlets
Mineko's Night Market
OUT NOW
7 writers · 7 outlets
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +11%
El Paso, Elsewhere
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +433%
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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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Honkai: Star Rail, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Motorsport, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Gotham Knights
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Cocoon, El Paso, Elsewhere, Qrth-Phyl
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CL
Carrie LambertsenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Silent Hope, Horizon Chase 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Afterdream, Dementium: The Ward, F-Zero 99
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 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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Pao Yumol
Rock Paper Shotgun·29 Sept 2023
Why everyone still loves a 20-year-old Simpsons gamefeatureonThe Simpsons: Hit & Run
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.