RECAP2019-W0130 DEC TO 6 JAN 2019
Week of 30 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
63
-32% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
48
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
112
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.
R
Rps
Writing about Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Yakuza 0, Yoku's Island Express
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Tetris Effect, Below, I Think
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Red Dead Redemption 2, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, God of War
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Friday (1).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about Whatever, Retro
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Tetris Effect
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 43 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.