RECAP2018-W104 MAR TO 11 MAR 2018
Week of 4 Mar 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
116
-25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
102
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.
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Chuchel, Ion Fury, Super Seducer
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Devil Daggers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Bloodborne, Demon's Souls, God of War
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Into the Breach, TimeShift, Time Travel
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Artifact, Halo 5: Guardians, Way of the Passive Fist
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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.