RECAP2024-W4717 NOV TO 24 NOV 2024
Week of 17 Nov 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
110
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
85
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
174
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
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, Detroit: Become Human, Dynasty Warriors: Origins
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Burnout 3: Takedown, Looking Back, Tony Hawk's Underground
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
HW
Heather WaldGamesRadar+
Writing about Stardew Valley, The Sims 4, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
EB
Emma-Jane BettsGamesRadar+
Writing about Stardew Valley, Minecraft, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 80 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.