RECAP2018-W454 NOV TO 11 NOV 2018
Week of 4 Nov 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
119
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
89
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
58
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Battlefield V, Déraciné, Hitman 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Machinarium, Sports Party
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Red Dead Redemption 2, Steel Rats
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Dragalia Lost, Nickelodeon Kart Racers
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
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Ryan GilliamGamesRadar+
Writing about World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 84 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
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David O'Keefe
Rock Paper Shotgun·9 Nov 2018
A handful of fans have kept Aliens Versus Predator 2 multiplayer alive for a decadefeatureonAliens versus Predator 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.