RECAP2024-W4029 SEPT TO 6 OCT 2024
Week of 29 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
91
-19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
124
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
Starfield: Shattered Space
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
JW
MW
AW
TRENDING▲ +150%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
DM
EG
SS
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Silent Hill 2
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
MD
TO
VB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
EA Sports FC 25
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +167%
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +7%
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Vessel
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Metaphor: ReFantazio, Baldur's Gate III, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game, Forza Horizon 2, Marvel Rivals
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about New Arc Line
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Sunday (2).
CL
Carrie LambertsenScreen Rant
Writing about Portal 2, Silent Hill 2, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Saturday (1).
CM
Connor MakarEurogamer
Writing about Tekken 8
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 64 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.