RECAP2024-W1217 MAR TO 24 MAR 2024
Week of 17 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
132
+31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
87
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
173
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +1100%
Dragon's Dogma II
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
15 writers · 12 outlets
RR
BK
ET
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Rise of the Ronin
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
14 writers · 11 outlets
PH
SB
RR
TRENDING▲ +540%
Princess Peach: Showtime!
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
NC
AB
DB
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 Dragon's Dogma II, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Resident Evil 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CL
Carrie LambertsenScreen Rant
Writing about Stardew Valley, Diablo IV, MLB The Show 24
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Everdeep Aurora, The Axis Unseen, Horses
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Diablo IV, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Brütal Legend
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Small Radios Big Televisions, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 82 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
TS
Tobi Stouffer
Screen Rant·24 Mar 2024
10 Best Queen’s Blood Cards In Final Fantasy 7 RebirthnewsonFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth
ST
Stephen Tang
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·23 Mar 2024
10 FPS Games That Ruined Every Other FPSrounduponHalo: Combat Evolved+ 9 more
SB
Stephen Barker
Screen Rant·20 Mar 2024
The 10 Best Kate Kennedy Movies, TV Shows & Video Games RankedrounduponValkyrie Elysium+ 7 more
RB
Rob Burman
GamesRadar+·18 Mar 2024
My Fallout Factions hands-on preview proves that it's a wild ride in Nuka-Worldpreview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.