RECAP2019-W2226 MAY TO 2 JUN 2019
Week of 26 May 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
114
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
87
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
65
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Ritual of the Moon, Draugen, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Blood & Truth, Dauntless, Gato Roboto
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Blades of Time, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Realm Royale Reforged
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Saturday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Sonic Mania, Trover Saves the Universe, Unruly Heroes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Trover Saves the Universe, Gato Roboto
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 82 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.