RECAP2023-W455 NOV TO 12 NOV 2023
Week of 5 Nov 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
126
-22% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
98
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
93
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.
TRENDING▲ +1633%
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
13 writers · 13 outlets
RR
ET
CG
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
4
PIECES
9 writers · 4 outlets
TP
CM
VP
TRENDING▲ +700%
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
AO
SF
KP
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +567%
EA Sports WRC
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +140%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
-25%
The Talos Principle II
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Friday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Teardown, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (2).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Cobalt Core, The Talos Principle II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 93 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
RL
Rachel Labonte
Screen Rant·9 Nov 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Review - An Excellent, Fascinating Return To Panemreview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.