RECAP2019-W3922 SEPT TO 29 SEPT 2019
Week of 22 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
171
+16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
104
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
107
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.
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Agent Intercept, Assemble, Bleak Sword
FILED
16 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Agent Intercept, Contra: Rogue Corps, Exit the Gungeon
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Alpha Protocol, Dinosaurs, The Double
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Afterparty, Arise: A Simple Story, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about The Bradwell Conspiracy, The Surge 2, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 99 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
GY
George Yang
Nintendo Life
Push Square·28 Sept 2019
Soapbox: How Sony's Server Shutdown Rallied Naughty Dog Fans into Trophy Hunting ActionopiniononUncharted 3: Drake's Deception
JG
Jordan Gerblick
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·26 Sept 2019
Dragon Quest 11 S – Definitive Edition review: "hard not to recommend over any other version"reviewonDragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
SW
Stephen Wilds
Polygon·25 Sept 2019
Gears 5 has great accessibility options for deaf and blind playersopiniononGears 5
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.