RECAP2018-W5223 DEC TO 30 DEC 2018
Week of 23 Dec 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
92
-32% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
64
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
125
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.
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.
R
Rps
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Dead Cells, Déraciné, Detroit: Become Human
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AD
Anthony DickensNintendo Life
Writing about Celeste, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Spider-Man, Monster Hunter: World, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 59 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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Kyle Campbell
Nintendo Life·27 Dec 2018
20 Years After The Release Of Banjo-Kazooie, We Speak To The Guys Who Made Itfeature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.