RECAP2024-W103 MAR TO 10 MAR 2024
Week of 3 Mar 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
109
+14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
113
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.
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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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, MLB The Show 24
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Balatro
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Unicorn Overlord, Dragon Ball FighterZ
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
WL
Wesley LeblancGame Informer
Writing about Dragon's Dogma II, Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide, Son and Bone
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Dune: Awakening, Penny's Big Breakaway, Unknown 9: Awakening
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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.