RECAP2019-W249 JUN TO 16 JUN 2019
Week of 9 Jun 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
193
+57% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
82
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
123
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy VII Remake, Death Stranding, Ghost of Tsushima
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Bleeding Edge, Gears 5, Marvel's Avengers
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, Watch Dogs: Legion
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Luigi's Mansion 3
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Garry's Mod
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 77 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
MP
Matt Purslow
IGN
G
Ghoastus
Rock Paper Shotgun·11 Jun 2019
Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition: resurrection is more fun than remasteryfeatureonAge of Empires II: The Age of Kings
HW
Hunter Wolfe
VG247·11 Jun 2019
If you spend too much time in the dark in Dying Light 2, you turn into a zombieinterviewonDying Light 2: Stay Human
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.