RECAP2019-W2914 JUL TO 21 JUL 2019
Week of 14 Jul 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
92
-12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
59
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
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
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10
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
JO
MW
DR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Night Call
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4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
AB
CD
MH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Etherborn
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4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
LC
SV
KH
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.
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle, God Eater 3, Lust for Darkness
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Lair of the Clockwork God, Night Call, SolSeraph
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Griftlands, Shenmue III
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis - Episode 3: Judgment of Atlantis, Tom Clancy's The Division 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Nowhere Prophet, Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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
Adam Bankhurst
IGN
IGN·17 Jul 2019
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.