RECAP2024-W195 MAY TO 12 MAY 2024
Week of 5 May 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
115
+32% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
84
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
77
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about El Paso, Elsewhere, Homeworld 3, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Fallout 4, Forza Motorsport
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Helldivers 2, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (2).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Hades II, Rusty's Retirement
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Animal Well, Hades II, Redfall
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 79 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
IV
Issy van der Velde
PC Gamer
Push Square·9 May 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.