RECAP2023-W4826 NOV TO 3 DEC 2023
Week of 26 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
89
+31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
114
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.
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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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Goat Simulator 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
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Ben Kerry
Writing about Avowed, Fallout 4, Football Manager 2024
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Alice O'Connor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Sunday (1).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Alan Wake II, Honkai: Star Rail, Horizon
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Knuckle Sandwich, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, SteamWorld Build
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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
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Oliver Harrop
GamesRadar+·30 Nov 2023
Candela Obscura interview: Have fun, be safe, and get wreckedinterviewonCandela
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.