RECAP2023-W4429 OCT TO 5 NOV 2023
Week of 29 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
161
+44% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
115
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
106
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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 Starfield, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Alan Wake II
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (2).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 6
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
SS
Smangaliso Simelane
Writing about Alan Wake II, Jusant, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about My Time at Sandrock, Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story, Star Ocean: The Second Story R
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 110 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
OD
Owen Danoff
Screen Rant·1 Nov 2023
The Lamplighters League Interview: Composer Jon Everist On Jazz Solos & Apocalyptic ThreatsinterviewonThe Lamplighters League
MM
Michael Murphy
Destructoid·31 Oct 2023
10 RPGs to look out for in 2024rounduponLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth+ 9 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.