RECAP2024-W157 APR TO 14 APR 2024
Week of 7 Apr 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
96
+20% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
127
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Bore Blasters, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Children of the Sun
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Dragon's Dogma II, Unicorn Overlord, Balatro
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Alan Wake II, Baldur's Gate III, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Unlikely, Broken Roads
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Pepper Grinder, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Unicorn Overlord
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 69 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
MB
Michael Beckwith
Destructoid·12 Apr 2024
Baldur’s Gate 3 is still racking up Game of the Year awards with a win at the BAFTAsrounduponBaldur's Gate III & Game of the Year
AB
Amanda Bruce
Screen Rant·8 Apr 2024
12 Biggest Ways The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Connects To The Hunger Gamesroundup
SL
Sarah Little
Screen Rant·8 Apr 2024
12 Biggest Ways The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Connects To The Hunger Gamesroundup
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.