RECAP2020-W0129 DEC TO 5 JAN 2020
Week of 29 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
57
-35% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
32
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
99
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Death Stranding, Destiny 2, Dreams
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Mega Man Legacy Collection, Sword of Vermilion, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (1).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about Astral Chain, Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
R
Rps
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 27 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
MM
Mark Msx
Nintendo Life·4 Jan 2020
ESP Ra.De. Psi (Switch) - The Best Shmup On Nintendo Switch, PeriodreviewonESP Ra.De. Psi
JS
Jen Simpkins
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·31 Dec 2019
The 20 best indie games you might have missed in 2019rounduponA Short Hike+ 18 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.