RECAP2018-W3526 AUG TO 2 SEPT 2018
Week of 26 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
149
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
107
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
91
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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
Donut County
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
VB
JW
JC
TRENDING▲ +1700%
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
RR
JP
SN
TRENDING▲ +833%
The Messenger
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 8 outlets
CD
CP
BS
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
OUT NOW
6 writers · 5 outlets
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1900%
Two Point Hospital
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
Strange Brigade
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
Yakuza Kiwami 2
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +100%
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Destiny 2, Destiny 2: Forsaken
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
IK
Imran KhanIGN
Writing about Ashen, Destiny 2: Forsaken, Devil May Cry 5
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Blade Strangers, Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition, Realpolitiks
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Hitman 2, Marvel's Spider-Man, Mega Man 11
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (4).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Green Hell, Donut County
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 102 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
JF
Jc Flethcer
Polygon·29 Aug 2018
Yakuza Kiwami 2 delivers on the potential of a 10-year-old gamereviewonYakuza Kiwami 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.