RECAP2019-W0924 FEB TO 3 MAR 2019
Week of 24 Feb 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
109
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
82
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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Imran KhanIGN
Writing about Devil May Cry 5, One Piece: World Seeker, Outlaws of the Old West
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
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Oscar Dayus
Writing about Anthem, Biomutant, Darksiders III
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Alice Bell
Writing about Anthem, Ape Out, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about GoldenEye 007, Resident Evil 0
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
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Matt Cox
Writing about Dungeon of the Endless
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 77 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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Clayton Petras
IGN·28 Feb 2019
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.