RECAP2024-W3922 SEPT TO 29 SEPT 2024
Week of 22 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
112
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
119
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +500%
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
RV
AH
GY
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Ghost of Yotei
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
7 writers · 3 outlets
RR
ST
EM
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
MW
FG
MT
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 Parcel Corps, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dead Island 2
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (3).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Grunn, God of War Ragnarök, Apartment Story
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
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Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Lorn's Lure, Breachway
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
JA
James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Two Point Museum, Crimson Desert
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Ghost of Yotei
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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
AW
Andrew Williams
GamesRadar+·26 Sept 2024
10 Classic games you can revive on your smartphonerounduponOddworld: New 'n' Tasty+ 8 more
MD
Milada Dzevitski
Screen Rant·26 Sept 2024
10 Essential Features Project Rene Needs To Include From The Sims Seriesnews
SM
Sam MacHkovech
GamesRadar+·25 Sept 2024
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom review – "A refreshing, magic-filled retool of the Link's Awakening engine"reviewonThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
MH
Mel Hucklebridge
Screen Rant·24 Sept 2024
10 Best Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 New Dialogue LinesrounduponBaldur's Gate III
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.