RECAP2023-W4322 OCT TO 29 OCT 2023
Week of 22 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
112
-24% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
85
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
97
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +460%
Alan Wake II
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
14 writers · 12 outlets
RR
KH
SS
TRENDING▲ +4300%
Ghostrunner II
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
LK
CM
WL
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
RW
OR
RR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
OUT NOW
5 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +43%
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-53%
Cities: Skylines II
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
0%
Sonic Superstars
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-33%
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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Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Just Dance 2024 Edition, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1, Super Mario Bros. 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1, Alan Wake II, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Thirsty Suitors, EA Sports WRC, PlateUp!
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Alan Wake II, Subpar Pool, Suika
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 80 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
JB
Jeremy Blum
Rock Paper Shotgun
Rock Paper Shotgun·26 Oct 2023
Ask RPS: what's your favourite biscuit, and what are the caffeine habits of RPS?feature
KM
Kiera Mills
Rock Paper Shotgun·26 Oct 2023
Ask RPS: what's your favourite biscuit, and what are the caffeine habits of RPS?feature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.