RECAP2024-W3815 SEPT TO 22 SEPT 2024
Week of 15 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
134
+9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
98
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
140
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.
TRENDING▲ +1367%
The Plucky Squire
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11
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
CD
OW
SW
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
CM
MM
LC
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Frostpunk 2
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
CL
SV
KI
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Bloodborne, Dragon Ball Z, Fairgames
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
NE
Nathanial Eker
Writing about Apocalipsis: Wormwood Edition, Bedtime Blues, My Memory of Us
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about I Am Your Beast
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about UFO 50, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
AF
Amber Felton
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Black Myth: Wukong, Palworld
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 93 writers filed this week.
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03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
DK
Drew Kopp
Destructoid
Destructoid·21 Sept 2024
10 Best Books Like Red Rising for Sci-Fi Thrills (Ranked)rounduponBooks+ 2 more
AM
Alyssa Mora
IGN·19 Sept 2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Preview: BioWare Finally Nails The Character Creator I’ve Always WantedpreviewonDragon Age: The Veilguard
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.