RECAP2024-W1828 APR TO 5 MAY 2024
Week of 28 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
87
-39% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
61
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
132
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Hauntii, Little Kitty, Big City
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
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Nic Reuben
Writing about Supermarket Times, Total War: Warhammer III, Total War: Warhammer III - Thrones of Decay
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot, Blood & Truth, Concrete Genie
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Abzu, BioShock Remastered, Dave the Diver
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Endless Ocean: Luminous, Rotwood
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 56 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
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Echo Apsey
Push Square·30 Apr 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.