RECAP2019-W1828 APR TO 5 MAY 2019
Week of 28 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
94
-12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
66
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Ritual of the Moon, Close to the Sun
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
GB
Graham Banas
Writing about Days Gone, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, What Remains of Edith Finch
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1).
LM
Lauren MortonPC Gamer
Writing about Divinity: Original Sin II, Guild Wars 2, Katana Zero
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Mortal Kombat 11
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
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
SW
Stephanie Woor
Nintendo Life·5 May 2019
Puyo Puyo Champions (Switch) - A Fine Puzzler That's More For Veterans Than NewcomersreviewonPuyo Puyo Champions
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.