RECAP2020-W1719 APR TO 26 APR 2020
Week of 19 Apr 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
84
+25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
70
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Beyond Blue, Moving Out, Super Mario Maker 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Graham Smith
Writing about Overdungeon, Pistol Whip, Virtual-O
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Fortnite, Deformers, Demon's Souls
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
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Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dreams, MotoGP 20, Moving Out
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Ancient Enemy
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 55 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
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Ellen Causey
GamesRadar+·23 Apr 2020
Moving Out review: "An exciting and genuinely funny co-op experience"reviewonMoving Out
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Michael Weber
Rock Paper Shotgun·21 Apr 2020
The joy of dangerous, unpredictable guns in Disco ElysiumfeatureonDisco Elysium
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.