RECAP2018-W196 MAY TO 13 MAY 2018
Week of 6 May 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
100
+1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
68
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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 Death Stranding, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Laser League, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Trailblazers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Frostpunk, Theme Hospital, Two Point Hospital
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
GL
Gonçalo LopesNintendo Life
Writing about Arcade Archives: 10-Yard Fight, Arcade Archives: Bells & Whistles, Cast of the Seven Godsends
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Two Point Hospital, Destiny 2: Warmind, Forgotton Anne
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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.