RECAP2020-W3523 AUG TO 30 AUG 2020
Week of 23 Aug 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
131
+36% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
86
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Marvel's Avengers, Tell Me Why, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Dreams, Dirt 5, Hypnospace Outlaw
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Control, No Straight Roads, Blaseball
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Bus Simulator 21, Dovetail Games: Euro Fishing, Train Sim World 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Wasteland 3, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Remastered Edition, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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.