RECAP2020-W101 MAR TO 8 MAR 2020
Week of 1 Mar 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
97
+1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
58
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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
Final Fantasy VII Remake
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
AD
ET
SB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
TN
CT
CM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Murder by Numbers
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5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
VB
RW
AW
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.
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dreams, Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions, Overpass
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SV
Sin Vega
Writing about Frozen Cortex, Savage Vessels, Yes, Your Grace
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
NC
Nate Crowley
Writing about Ark: Genesis, RimWorld: Royalty
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy VII Remake, Modern Combat
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Garden Story, Mini Motorways
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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
DH
Daniel Hollis
Eurogamer·6 Mar 2020
The Double-A Team: Toy Story 3 took us to infinity and beyondfeatureonThe Double & Toy Story 3
JF
Joel Franey
GamesRadar+
VG247·4 Mar 2020
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX Review: Aargh, the Feels!reviewonPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
SH
Stacey Henley
Rock Paper Shotgun·3 Mar 2020
The Final Fantasy 7 remake needs to give flowers the respect they deservefeatureonFinal Fantasy VII Remake
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.