RECAP2024-W0421 JAN TO 28 JAN 2024

Week of 21 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.

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PIECES INDEXED
96
-11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
42
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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▲ +331%
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

OUT NOW
15
PIECES
14 writers · 12 outlets
JA
LC
EV
James Archer, +13 more
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Tekken 8

Tekken 8

OUT NOW
14
PIECES
12 writers · 12 outlets
MT
RR
LP
Mollie Taylor, +11 more
TRENDING▲ +529%
Palworld

Palworld

OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 7 outlets
TN
FG
CT
Travis Northup, +10 more
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
OUT NOW
7 writers · 7 outlets
Enshrouded
Enshrouded
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Baldur's Gate III
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
2 writers · 3 outlets
-78%
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +300%
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
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 Palworld, Fall Guys
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (2).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Palworld, Skull and Bones
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Tekken 8, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8, Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 writers filed this week.
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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.
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