RECAP2024-W2623 JUN TO 30 JUN 2024
Week of 23 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
107
-20% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
159
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.
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.
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Chained Together, Dread Delusion, Fallen Aces
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Among Us, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Assassin's Creed Valhalla
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Alan Wake II, Baldur's Gate III, EA Sports FC 24
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Beyond Good & Evil 2, Crash, Forza Horizon 4
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
EE
Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Chained Together, Dark Age of Camelot, Metaphor: ReFantazio
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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
CW
Callum Williams
Rock Paper Shotgun
IGN·30 Jun 2024
The 16 Best Free-to-Play Games on Nintendo Switch Right NowrounduponFortnite+ 15 more
FB
Franklin Bellone Borges
Destructoid
Destructoid·30 Jun 2024
The 10 best PlayStation-exclusive games to play right nowrounduponBloodborne+ 9 more
AL
Aidan Lambourne
Destructoid·29 Jun 2024
15 underrated fantasy creatures we need to see more oftenrounduponWendigo+ 3 more
CV
Cedric Voets
Eurogamer·24 Jun 2024
A brutal story RPG beat the save scumming out of mefeatureonSix Ages 2: Lights Going Out
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.