RECAP2018-W288 JUL TO 15 JUL 2018
Week of 8 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
128
+54% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
92
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
98
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +3900%
Octopath Traveler
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10
PIECES
10 writers · 7 outlets
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SW
CC
TRENDING▲ +3500%
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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9
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
SW
AW
AD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Sonic Mania
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4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
CC
HK
ME
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.
GL
Gonçalo LopesNintendo Life
Writing about Another World, Assault Gunners HD Edition, Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Express Raider
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jon Cousins
Writing about Bomber Crew, Pato Box, The Banner Saga 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about All-Star Fruit Racing, Danger Zone 2, Spider-Man 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (2).
CJ
Camden Jones
Writing about Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project, The Bard's Tale IV, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Bomb Chicken, Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, Ultra Space Battle Brawl
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 87 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
EK
Emma Kent
Eurogamer
Eurogamer·13 Jul 2018
In the wake of the ArenaNet firings, women game devs are experiencing a new wave of online harassmentfeature
FJ
Ford James
Polygon
GamesRadar+·10 Jul 2018
10 best Fortnite streamers and pro players you need to watchrounduponFortnite
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.