RECAP2024-W378 SEPT TO 15 SEPT 2024
Week of 8 Sept 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
123
-18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
92
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
118
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Wild Bastards
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
SM
BC
FG
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Stardew Valley
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
6 writers · 2 outlets
TW
NC
CP
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
SM
EV
TM
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about The Plucky Squire, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Shadows of Doubt
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, Wild Card Football, Alan Wake II
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Caravan SandWitch, Hollowbody
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Sunday (2).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Hollowbody, I Am Your Beast, Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
MD
Mark DelaneyGameSpot
Writing about Hollowbody, NBA 2K25, The Casting of Frank Stone
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 87 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.