RECAP2020-W062 FEB TO 9 FEB 2020
Week of 2 Feb 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
91
-17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
66
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
46
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.
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 6 outlets
AS
KH
MC
TRENDING▲ +900%
Warcraft III: Reforged
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
FB
AB
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RV
MM
SV
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.
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Elderborn, Zombie Army 4: Dead War
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
SV
Sin Vega
Writing about Cyber Knights: Flashpoint, Orangeblood, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Moving Out, Wide Ocean Big Jacket
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Sims 4, Warcraft III: Reforged
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Milo's Quest, Two Point Hospital
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 61 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
AO
Alexis Ong
Eurogamer
Rock Paper Shotgun·7 Feb 2020
China’s indie scene is flourishing, so here are 6 Chinese indie games to look out for in 2020feature
RV
Robin Valentine
PC Gamer·6 Feb 2020
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics reviewreviewonThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.