RECAP2020-W1322 MAR TO 29 MAR 2020
Week of 22 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
117
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
68
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
83
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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.
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about A Monster's Expedition, Eldest Souls, Half-Life: Alyx
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Dota Underlords, Into the Breach
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Trials of Fire, Wingspan
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Gigantosaurus: The Game, Mekorama, Pooplers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RM
Ryan McCaffreyIGN
Writing about Doom Eternal
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 63 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.