RECAP2020-W0312 JAN TO 19 JAN 2020
Week of 12 Jan 2020The 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
98
+13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
175
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
RR
LC
CC
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Marvel's Spider-Man
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 2 outlets
SB
LC
DL
TRENDING▲ +7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
AB
LD
LC
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ninja, The Longing
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Resident Evil 3, The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about The Double, Mini Metro
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX, Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack, Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
MA
Matthew Adler
Writing about Bloodborne, Batman: Arkham Knight, Batman: Return of the Joker
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
RK
Rosh Kelly
Eurogamer·18 Jan 2020
How Life is Strange 2 challenged video game representations of homelessnessfeatureonLife Is Strange 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.