RECAP2019-W1721 APR TO 28 APR 2019
Week of 21 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
107
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
41
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▲ +1900%
Mortal Kombat 11
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
10 writers · 10 outlets
MS
LC
ME
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
EG
PH
GL
TRENDING▲ +380%
Days Gone
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
MH
CC
MK
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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Alice Bell
Writing about Ritual of the Moon, Neo Cab
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 04 - VR Kit, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, Super Mario Odyssey
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Drop7, Katana Zero, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dreams, Jupiter & Mars
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis, Days Gone, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Sunday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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.