RECAP2024-W2226 MAY TO 2 JUN 2024
Week of 26 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
93
-13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
70
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
104
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▲ +1900%
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
DL
FG
MM
TRENDING▲ +1900%
F1 24
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
MW
JT
LR
TRENDING▲ +220%
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
FG
TN
IV
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about AEW: Fight Forever, Concord, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Concord, Marvel's Wolverine, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends, Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (3).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Pentiment, Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (2).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Concord, Silent Hill 2, SuperHot VR
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 65 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.