RECAP2019-W361 SEPT TO 8 SEPT 2019
Week of 1 Sept 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
127
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
96
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
94
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.
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.
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Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions, Bubsy: Paws on Fire!, Jet Kave Adventure
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Apex Legends, Blair Witch, Wilmot's Warehouse
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (1).
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Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher, Creature in the Well, Fuze4 Nintendo Switch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
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Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Alice: Madness Returns, Arms, Asura's Wrath
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Alice: Madness Returns, Arms, Asura's Wrath
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 91 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
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Heather Wald
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·5 Sept 2019
5 reasons why you should get excited about Little Town Hero, a new RPG from Game FreakrounduponLittle Town Hero
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Heather Newman
PC Gamer
Polygon·5 Sept 2019
World of Warcraft Classic review: The players grew upreviewonWorld of Warcraft Classic
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.