RECAP2019-W026 JAN TO 13 JAN 2019
Week of 6 Jan 2019The 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
81
+29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
65
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
117
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.
TRENDING▲ +1900%
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
GL
BS
SL
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Bury me, my Love
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
VB
RW
EF
TRENDING▲ +1100%
The Last of Us Part II
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
OW
SB
RR
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Beat Saber, Blood & Truth, Concrete Genie
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition, Nippon Marathon, Pang Adventures
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Experience, Heaven Will Be Mine
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Blood & Truth, Days Gone
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Sunset Overdrive
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 60 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.