RECAP2020-W3630 AUG TO 6 SEPT 2020
Week of 30 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
110
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
66
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.
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
FG
MP
AG
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Crusader Kings III
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
NC
DW
LP
TRENDING▲ +150%
Marvel's Avengers
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
5 writers · 6 outlets
LD
AB
PO
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, Grand Theft Auto V, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Raji: An Ancient Epic, Teenage Blob, The Last Campfire
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (3).
GB
Graham Banas
Writing about Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, Control: AWE, Each Other
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Saturday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Boomerang Fu, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Best Friend Forever
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
SG
Stuart Gipp
Writing about Lair of the Clockwork God, Manifold Garden, Super Mario All-Stars
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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.