RECAP2019-W1431 MAR TO 7 APR 2019
Week of 31 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
97
-26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
97
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.
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Burnout Revenge, Dangerous Driving, Toca Kitchen
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Batman: The Telltale Series, Camp W, Dead Cells
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Devil May Cry 5, Her Story, No Man's Sky
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Photographs, Risk of Rain 2, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Generation Zero, Islanders, It's Winter
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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.