RECAP2019-W157 APR TO 14 APR 2019
Week of 7 Apr 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
130
+34% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
129
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
AW
AD
MH
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 04 - VR Kit
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
AW
GL
CC
TRENDING▲ +700%
Dangerous Driving
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7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
ST
PG
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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.
JW
John WalkerKotaku
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Out There: Ω The Alliance, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Reigns: Game of Thrones
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Batman: Arkham VR, Catan, Doom
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dangerous Driving, Dreams
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, Falcon Age, Ghost Giant
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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
AB
Anthony Burch
Destructoid
PC Gamer·10 Apr 2019
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.