RECAP2023-W493 DEC TO 10 DEC 2023
Week of 3 Dec 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
136
+53% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
91
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
153
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +2700%
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
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13
PIECES
14 writers · 10 outlets
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TO
ET
TRENDING▲ +300%
Baldur's Gate III
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8
PIECES
14 writers · 7 outlets
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CP
JR
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Alan Wake II
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4
PIECES
9 writers · 3 outlets
NC
CP
RR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
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9 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +3500%
Final Fantasy XVI
OUT NOW
9 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
OUT NOW
9 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1700%
Diablo IV
OUT NOW
9 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
OUT NOW
9 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +620%
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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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Baldur's Gate III, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
R
Rps
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AH
Alana Hagues
Writing about Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story, Big Walk, Baladins
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
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Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, F-Zero GX
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Grounded, Halo Infinite, Redfall
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 86 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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Nic-Reuben
Polygon·9 Dec 2023
Rogue Trader is the perfect vehicle for Warhammer 40K’s satireopiniononWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
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Andy Green
Nintendo Life·8 Dec 2023
Jet Force Gemini - Another Rare N64 Gem, Flawed But FunreviewonJet Force Gemini
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Saniah Bates
Destructoid·7 Dec 2023
Top 9 Christmas gifts for your favorite Nintendo fanrounduponSuper Mario Bros. Wonder+ 2 more
NB
Nick Bythrow
Screen Rant·7 Dec 2023
1 Hunger Games Character Confirmed Dead Despite Being Alive In Songbirds & Snakes Bookroundup
FR
Fran Ruiz
Eurogamer
VG247·6 Dec 2023
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review – A lovely new world to Na’vigatereviewonAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.