RECAP2018-W271 JUL TO 8 JUL 2018
Week of 1 Jul 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
83
-28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
69
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 Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered, The Crew 2, Trying
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about 11-11: Memories Retold, Sea of Thieves, We Happy Few
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
GL
Gonçalo LopesNintendo Life
Writing about Arcade Archives: Bells & Whistles, Arcade Archives: Renegade, Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Two Crude Dudes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Arena of Valor, Paranautical Activity, Pato Box
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 55 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.