RECAP2020-W0526 JAN TO 2 FEB 2020
Week of 26 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
110
+29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
72
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
87
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
Journey to the Savage Planet
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
VB
ZZ
AW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Kentucky Route Zero
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8
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RM
OW
AW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Coffee Talk
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
CM
SV
GB
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.
GB
Graham Banas
Writing about Journey, Death Stranding, Kingdom Hearts III
FILED
14 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (4).
SV
Sin Vega
Writing about Warhammer Underworlds: Online, Coffee Talk, Space Engineers
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Overpass, The Double, Worms 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Foxyland 2, Days Gone, Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Journey to the Savage Planet, Legends of Runeterra, Might & Magic: Chess Royale
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 67 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
MD
Matthew Danielson
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·30 Jan 2020
Warcraft 3 Reforged: Every Cheat Code (& What They Do)newsonWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
CL
Carrie Lambertsen
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·30 Jan 2020
Warcraft 3 Reforged: Every Cheat Code (& What They Do)newsonWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
WC
William Cennamo
Screen Rant·30 Jan 2020
Warcraft 3 Reforged: Every Cheat Code (& What They Do)newsonWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.