RECAP2019-W4029 SEPT TO 6 OCT 2019
Week of 29 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
101
-41% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
54
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
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CC
ST
BM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Neo Cab
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
AB
CD
MH
TRENDING▲ +400%
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
MC
RW
RR
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 Neo Cab, The Double
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Disco Elysium, Limbo, Neo Cab
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Kind Words, Yes, Your Grace
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about 80 Days, Candleman, Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Noita, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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
KW
Kate Willaert
Polygon·4 Oct 2019
Mario Kart Tour vs. Sonic Racing: Which game is worth your smart phone battery?opiniononMario Kart Tour
SS
Seb Steward
VG247·30 Sept 2019
Apex Legends Season 3: Exclusive interview with Crypto actor Johnny YounginterviewonApex Legends & Apex Legends: Season 3
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.