RECAP2024-W2119 MAY TO 26 MAY 2024
Week of 19 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
107
+35% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
76
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
79
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +1400%
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
15 writers · 13 outlets
DP
RV
JA
TRENDING▲ +400%
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
5 writers · 2 outlets
AH
JN
OR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Capes
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
RV
JN
TC
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Alters
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
OUT NOW
4 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
OUT NOW
4 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
OUT NOW
4 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +1500%
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
OUT NOW
4 writers · 1 outlets
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 MultiVersus, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Moving Out 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about The Quiet Sleep, Besiege: The Splintered Sea
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
JN
Jim NormanNintendo Life
Writing about Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 71 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
JT
Jack Terry
Eurogamer·26 May 2024
Halo Reach remains a masterpiece of dread - and the greatest prequel story of all timefeatureonHalo: Reach
TR
Tim Rattray
Nintendo Life·25 May 2024
Fire Emblem’s Future May Not Be In Turn-Based CombatopiniononFire Emblem Engage
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.