RECAP2024-W2730 JUN TO 7 JUL 2024
Week of 30 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
88
-18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
68
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
145
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, Zenless Zone Zero
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about The Case of the Golden Idol, Cricket 24, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, Battlefield Waltz
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Alan Wake II, Avowed, Baldur's Gate III
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Unpacking, Tempopo
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 63 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
CL
Connor Lindsay
Screen Rant·7 Jul 2024
10 Best US Cities For Fallout To Use As Its Next Game SettingrounduponFallout 4
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.