RECAP2024-W2012 MAY TO 19 MAY 2024
Week of 12 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
79
-31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
62
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
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.
TRENDING▲ +1233%
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 10 outlets
BB
NR
AW
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Braid: Anniversary Edition
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
LD
RI
BP
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dread Delusion
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
MW
BC
AC
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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Nic Reuben
Writing about Helldivers 2, Inscryption, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
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Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Arctic Eggs, Mullet Madjack, PO'ed: Definitive Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BB
Ben BrosofskyScreen Rant
Writing about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Prison Architect 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MW
Matt WalesEurogamer
Writing about Dread Delusion, Indika
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Dread Delusion, Read Only Memories: Neurodiver
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 57 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
MO
Mike O'Brien
Eurogamer·15 May 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.