RECAP2019-W5222 DEC TO 29 DEC 2019
Week of 22 Dec 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
88
-17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
50
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
152
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Super Mario Maker 2, Tetris 99
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
R
Rps
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Resident Evil 2
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (2).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about Merry Christmas: Snowball Bubble
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Overwatch, Red Dead Redemption, Rocket League
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 45 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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Cody Riebe
Nintendo Life·26 Dec 2019
From Astral Chain To Zetman: The Story Of Masakazu KatsurafeatureonThe Story Of
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.