RECAP2018-W0314 JAN TO 21 JAN 2018
Week of 14 Jan 2018The 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
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
66
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
88
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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
Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 04 - VR Kit
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8
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
CH
DM
DC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
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3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
WY
CC
MS
TRENDING▲ +1100%
They Are Billions
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3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
BH
RP
DS
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.
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Jon Cousins
Writing about Azkend 2: The World Beneath, Gal Metal, Hollow Knight
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Dusk, Nowhere Prophet, Wunderdoktor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Brawlout, We Happy Few, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
RC
Ryan Craddock
Writing about Ambition of the Slimes, InnerSpace, World to the West
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Rusty Lake: Roots
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 61 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
DL
Daniel Lipscombe
Eurogamer·20 Jan 2018
Speedrunning Mario has transformed the way I play gamesfeature References sequel onThe Way
SK
Shawn Kittelsen
Polygon·19 Jan 2018
Divinity: Original Sin 2 ignored 2017’s biggest trends, and that’s why it’s greatopiniononDivinity: Original Sin II
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.