RECAP2018-W3312 AUG TO 19 AUG 2018
Week of 12 Aug 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
79
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
67
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Phantom Doctrine
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
JM
MC
ME
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
F1 2018
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
MR
PI
MK
TRENDING▲ +700%
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
RG
CC
DT
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.
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Next Up Hero, Polygod, Robbotto
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JG
Jacob Geller
Writing about Fallout 76, Flotsam, Out of Words
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Spider-Man, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about F1 2018, Gris, Valkyria Chronicles 4
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about F1 2018, Gris, The Quiet Man
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 74 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.