RECAP2024-W0131 DEC TO 7 JAN 2024
Week of 31 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
79
-31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
196
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 -6%
Baldur's Gate III
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9
PIECES
12 writers · 5 outlets
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TW
LM
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
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12
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
LC
RR
ET
TRENDING▲ +833%
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 4 outlets
BS
RR
TW
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 Alan Wake II, Baldur's Gate III, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Alice Bell
Writing about Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Gavin LaneNintendo Life
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Ed Thorn
Writing about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Game of the Year, Go Mecha Ball
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 55 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
NM
Noah McFerran
Pure Xbox
Push Square·2 Jan 2024
Breachers (PSVR2) - One of the Best Shooters for Sony's VR PlatformreviewonBreachers
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.