RECAP2018-W1722 APR TO 29 APR 2018
Week of 22 Apr 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
103
-30% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
67
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.
TRENDING▲ +2700%
BattleTech
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
AM
RS
CT
TRENDING▲ +833%
The Swords of Ditto
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
JS
JW
AW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Frostpunk
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RP
CL
DS
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
God of War
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +78%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
Detroit: Become Human
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 04 - VR Kit
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +167%
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +700%
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 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, Detroit: Become Human
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Beckett, The Swords of Ditto
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about BattleTech
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about 11-11: Memories Retold, Hypnospace Outlaw, Sonic Mania
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about Night Trap, Raging Justice, Sky Rogue
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 76 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
NS
Nancy Smallwood
Rock Paper Shotgun·25 Apr 2018
King’s Quest IV: A love letter from my 3-year-old heartfeatureonKing's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.