RECAP2024-W249 JUN TO 16 JUN 2024
Week of 9 Jun 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
173
+35% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
96
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
145
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +4700%
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
12 writers · 7 outlets
RR
ST
AB
TRENDING▲ +1900%
LEGO Horizon Adventures
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
10 writers · 5 outlets
SB
ST
RR
TRENDING▲ +3900%
Assassin's Creed Shadows
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
10 writers · 5 outlets
RR
ST
CH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Astro Bot
OUT NOW
9 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +300%
Doom: The Dark Ages
OUT NOW
9 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +3500%
Monster Hunter Wilds
OUT NOW
8 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +967%
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
OUT NOW
8 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +1500%
Metaphor: ReFantazio
OUT NOW
8 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +1500%
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.
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Assassin's Creed Shadows, LEGO Horizon Adventures
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
EE
Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Monster Hunter Wilds
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
AH
Alana Hagues
Writing about Fear the Spotlight, Neva, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Dragon Age: The Veilguard
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo IV
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 91 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
AK
Anna Koselke
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·16 Jun 2024
Final Fantasy 14 fans clear Dawntrail preview dungeon without any healers, leading the MMO's dedicated support mains to strike over "negligence towards the role"previewonFinal Fantasy XIV Online
DA
Drew Altman
Screen Rant·16 Jun 2024
9 Best Prismatic Abilities in Destiny 2 (& How To Unlock Them)rounduponDestiny 2
MJ
Matt Jorgensen
Screen Rant·16 Jun 2024
8 Best Ways To Level Up Fast Before Elden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreenewsonElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
SB
Sara Belcher
Screen Rant·11 Jun 2024
10 Games That Couldn’t Afford Summer Game Fest, But Still Deserve Your AttentionroundupSummer Game Fest 2024
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.