RECAP2020-W3813 SEPT TO 20 SEPT 2020
Week of 13 Sept 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
118
+19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
76
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
93
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.
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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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Demon's Souls, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
SG
Stuart Gipp
Writing about Paratopic, Super Punch Patrol, Giraffe and Annika
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about eFootball PES 2021 Season Update
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about No Place For Bravery, Unpacking, Gamedec
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
CT
Chris TapsellEurogamer
Writing about Spinch, As Far as the Eye, Neon Noodles: Cyberpunk Kitchen Automation
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 71 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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Barry O Halloran
GamesRadar+·18 Sept 2020
PES 2021 review: "For a football experience this strong, you can’t argue with twenty-five quid"reviewoneFootball PES 2021 Season Update
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Cole-Henry
Polygon·18 Sept 2020
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 reflects the changing culture of skateboardingopiniononTony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.