RECAP2024-W4427 OCT TO 3 NOV 2024
Week of 27 Oct 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
116
+8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
92
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
65
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▲ +9100%
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
OUT NOW
25
PIECES
23 writers · 15 outlets
BK
KS
RP
TRENDING▲ +940%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
13 writers · 10 outlets
PH
LK
WB
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 10 outlets
BC
MT
MB
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.
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Sonic X Shadow Generations
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
NR
Nic Reuben
Writing about Dragon Age: The Veilguard
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
PH
Phil HornshawGameSpot
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Silent Hill 2, Dredge
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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
JK
Joshua Khan
GameSpot
Polygon·3 Nov 2024
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure is a brilliant thriller about accepting your flawsreviewonLife is Strange: Double Exposure
PP
Pramath Parijat
Screen Rant·2 Nov 2024
10 Best Wii U Games That Still Aren’t On Nintendo SwitchrounduponZombiU+ 9 more
SC
Serena Cherry
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·1 Nov 2024
Planet Coaster 2 review: "Challenging, but at times frustratingly convoluted"reviewonPlanet Coaster 2
JW
James Watson
Push Square
Push Square·1 Nov 2024
Planet Coaster 2 - Improved Sequel Offers a Ride Well Worth TakingreviewonPlanet Coaster 2
ML
Marcelo Leite
Screen Rant·28 Oct 2024
8 Things I Learned Watching The Hunger Games Movies For The First Time In 2024roundup
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.