RECAP2024-W1431 MAR TO 7 APR 2024
Week of 31 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
80
-34% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
47
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
142
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.
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 Starfield, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Harold Halibut
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Flightpath: Adventures in Venaris, Go Go Jump!!, Mining Mechs
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
NE
Nathanial Eker
Writing about Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure, I Am the Hero, Screencheat: Unplugged
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Total War: Warhammer III, Sons of Valhalla
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Sand Land, Dragon's Dogma II, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 42 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
NB
Nicholas B
Screen Rant·5 Apr 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.