RECAP2018-W4825 NOV TO 2 DEC 2018
Week of 25 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
110
+12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
79
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
82
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Observation, Red Dead Online, Ride 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
PH
Patrick Hancock
Writing about Artifact, Parkitect, The Council
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about BattleTech: Flashpoint, Darksiders III
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Bendy and the Ink Machine, MudRunner, Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
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
JH
James Holland
Eurogamer·1 Dec 2018
It turns out FIFA is ideal for teaching mental health patients about resiliencefeature
KG
Kieron Gillen
PC Gamer
Rock Paper Shotgun·30 Nov 2018
Thief: The Dark Project is 20 years old, and that makes me feel the following emotionsfeatureonThief: The Dark Project
SC
Stephanie Clark
Eurogamer·28 Nov 2018
Why Homer would approve of Assassin's Creed OdysseyfeatureonAssassin's Creed Odyssey
ML
Matthew Lee
Rock Paper Shotgun·28 Nov 2018
8 Japanese games that deserve to find a new home on PCrounduponMystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer+ 6 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.