RECAP2024-W2516 JUN TO 23 JUN 2024
Week of 16 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
134
-23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
94
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +540%
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
OUT NOW
17
PIECES
16 writers · 13 outlets
TC
ST
LC
TRENDING▲ +1633%
Still Wakes the Deep
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
13 writers · 12 outlets
BK
EG
BC
TRENDING▲ +900%
Tales of the Shire
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
EE
AH
ST
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +900%
The Plucky Squire
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +9%
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +500%
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 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.
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Assassin's Creed Shadows, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (3).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Sonic X Shadow Generations, Bloodborne, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Still Wakes the Deep, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Gears of War 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
DM
Deven McClure
Writing about Tales of the Shire, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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
CM
Ceridwen Millington
IGN
Eurogamer·23 Jun 2024
LucasArts' Loom is a family-friendly classic with lessons for today's gamesfeatureonLoom
NL
Nathan Lockard
Nintendo Life·23 Jun 2024
Could Another Nintendo Series Take Over The 'Traditional' Zelda Template?opinion
KW
Kaleb Weber
Screen Rant·20 Jun 2024
10 Reasons To Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons AgainrounduponAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.