RECAP2018-W2410 JUN TO 17 JUN 2018
Week of 10 Jun 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
162
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
86
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
112
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Jurassic World Evolution
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
RG
JC
VB
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Cyberpunk 2077
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
BC
SB
WY
TRENDING▲ +433%
The Last of Us Part II
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
SB
ZD
MK
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, Ghost of Tsushima
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (10), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Death Stranding, FIFA 19, Forza Horizon 4
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mavericks: Proving Grounds, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (2).
JG
Javy Gwaltney
Writing about Generation Zero, Metro Exodus, Ori and the Will of the Wisps
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Battlefield V, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Metro Exodus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 81 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.