RECAP2018-W362 SEPT TO 9 SEPT 2018
Week of 2 Sept 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
117
-21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
86
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Claws of Furry, Fall of Light, Fernz Gate
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Destiny 2: Forsaken, Zone of The Enders: The 2nd Runner Mars
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
CP
Chris Plante
Writing about God of War, Polygon
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Dead Cells, Destiny 2: Forsaken, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Fortnite, Marvel's Spider-Man
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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.