RECAP2024-W0314 JAN TO 21 JAN 2024
Week of 14 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
108
+23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
65
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
129
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▲ +700%
Persona 3 Reload
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
DM
HS
KS
TRENDING▲ +833%
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
RR
SS
JG
TRENDING -38%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
7 writers · 2 outlets
TC
KS
BB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +1100%
Another Code: Recollection
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +7%
Palworld
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +433%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
0%
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.
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Banjo-Tooie, Beetle Adventure Racing!, Blanc
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Thursday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Ark: Survival Ascended, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Events
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Saturday (2).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, Bayonetta 3, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
MD
Matthew DanielsonScreen Rant
Writing about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Baldur's Gate III
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 60 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.