RECAP2019-W3128 JUL TO 4 AUG 2019
Week of 28 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
108
-5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
78
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
89
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 Concrete Genie, FIFA 19, Madden NFL 17
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Foundation, The Outer Worlds, Outer Wilds
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, Mighty Switch Force! Collection, Forager
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about NBA 2K20, NHL 20
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DR
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln
Writing about FIA European Truck Racing Championship, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 73 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
DM
D. M. Moore
The Verge·4 Aug 2019
Traffix is a puzzle game that gives you the complete control of traffic lights you always wantedreviewonTraffix
MD
Mark Delaney
GameSpot
GamesRadar+·31 Jul 2019
Madden 20 review: “Like drafting a left tackle with the first overall pick”reviewonMadden NFL 20
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.