RECAP2020-W247 JUN TO 14 JUN 2020
Week of 7 Jun 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
139
+53% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
83
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
93
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Reaction, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Shenmue III
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about A Short Hike, Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, Persona 4 Golden
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about The Red
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Evan's Remains, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Almighty: Kill Your Gods, The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle, In Sound Mind
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 78 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.