RECAP2024-W3525 AUG TO 1 SEPT 2024
Week of 25 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
129
-9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
85
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
115
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▲ +329%
Star Wars Outlaws
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17
PIECES
15 writers · 12 outlets
LC
RR
JR
TRENDING▲ +500%
Concord
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
FR
RL
TN
TRENDING▲ +400%
Visions of Mana
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6
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RR
AW
IK
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club
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5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1900%
Metaphor: ReFantazio
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +100%
Monster Hunter Wilds
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3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +33%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Star Wars Outlaws, Visions of Mana, MLB The Show 24
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Star Wars Outlaws, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Metaphor: ReFantazio
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Hogwarts Legacy, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (2).
EN
Ed Nightingale
Writing about Sonic X Shadow Generations, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Final Fantasy XIV Online
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Sonic X Shadow Generations, Street Fighter 6, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 80 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
SG
Steven Garrard
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·1 Sept 2024
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.