RECAP2024-W3128 JUL TO 4 AUG 2024
Week of 28 Jul 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
105
+8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
79
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
128
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +250%
Star Wars Outlaws
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RM
PH
LC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
SteamWorld Heist II
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
RV
JB
SM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Thank Goodness You're Here!
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
MW
GS
RW
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 Tomba! Special Edition, Deadlink, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
MS
Marcus StewartGame Informer
Writing about Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Little Nightmares III
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Alien: Rogue Incursion, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Behemoth
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Age of Mythology: Retold, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Core Keeper
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 74 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
SW
Shane Weaver
Destructoid·29 Jul 2024
10 promising indie-sized horror games slated for the second half of 2024rounduponConscript+ 9 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.