RECAP2023-W418 OCT TO 15 OCT 2023
Week of 8 Oct 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
111
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Leximan, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Loco Motive
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (2).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Billie Bust Up, Resistor, Pine Hearts
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (3).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Mirage, NHL 24
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Subpar Pool, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare - Garden Variety, George
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Vanguard
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.