RECAP2023-W4719 NOV TO 26 NOV 2023
Week of 19 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
68
-52% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
44
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
101
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Baldur's Gate III
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Bluey: The Videogame, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Walking Dead: Destinies
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Call of Duty 2, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Baldur's Gate III, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 39 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
MC
Matt Cook
Destructoid·25 Nov 2023
The 5 best open-world sandbox video games, rankedrounduponCyberpunk 2077+ 4 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.