RECAP2019-W103 MAR TO 10 MAR 2019
Week of 3 Mar 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
112
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
83
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
50
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.
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Devil May Cry 5
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
15 writers · 12 outlets
JO
MS
JP
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Occupation
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
VB
SH
AB
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Days Gone
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
SB
JC
CC
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Left Alive
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +60%
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 Days Gone, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Mortal Kombat 11, Shenmue III, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Saturday (2).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Vignettes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade, Devil May Cry 5, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 78 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
OT
Oscar Taylor Kent
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·6 Mar 2019
Devil May Cry 5 review: “A wild, exhilarating ride from start to finish”reviewonDevil May Cry 5
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.