RECAP2024-W027 JAN TO 14 JAN 2024
Week of 7 Jan 2024The 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
88
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
72
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
160
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.
TRENDING▲ +833%
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
14 writers · 14 outlets
PO
PH
ST
TRENDING▲ +967%
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
FG
RR
AV
TRENDING▲ +700%
Pacific Drive
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
JW
JG
CD
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +20%
Resident Evil 2
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +100%
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +1100%
Rise of the Ronin
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow, Resident Evil 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Planescape: Torment, Reigns: Three Kingdoms
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Pacific Drive
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
Josh WestGamesRadar+
Writing about Pacific Drive, Rise of the Ronin, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Hi-Fi Rush, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 67 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
DC
Diana Croce
Rock Paper Shotgun·9 Jan 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.