RECAP2024-W3311 AUG TO 18 AUG 2024
Week of 11 Aug 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
104
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
109
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Cult of the Lamb, Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, Ride 5
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Copa City, Forza Horizon 4, Mafia: Definitive Edition
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
TW
Tom WilsonScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Mario Party Superstars, Metro Exodus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Two Point Museum, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Nightingale, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 76 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
RB
Ray Barnholt
PC Gamer·14 Aug 2024
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid reviewreviewonNatsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.