RECAP2024-W1721 APR TO 28 APR 2024
Week of 21 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
142
+51% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
119
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.
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 Harold Halibut, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, TopSpin 2K25
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Saturday (2).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Star Wars Outlaws, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, TopSpin 2K25
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
NE
Nathanial Eker
Writing about Crimson Keep, Desert Child, Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (5).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Manor Lords, Citizen Sleeper
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Sand Land, Stellar Blade, Fallout 4
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 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.