RECAP2020-W4027 SEPT TO 4 OCT 2020
Week of 27 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
104
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
66
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.
TRENDING▲ +4300%
Star Wars: Squadrons
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12
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
ZZ
WF
BC
TRENDING▲ +800%
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
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12
PIECES
9 writers · 10 outlets
DP
AW
ST
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
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4
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
AW
BS
DM
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 Share
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AW
Andrew WebsterThe Verge
Writing about 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
NC
Nate Crowley
Writing about Borderlands 2, Raft, Star Wars: Squadrons
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (2).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Blue Fire, Rogue Company, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
SG
Stuart Gipp
Writing about Goosebumps: Dead of Night, The Long Dark, Ys Origin
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (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
LR
Liana Ruppert
Game Informer·28 Sept 2020
Unpopular Gaming Opinion: GI EditionnewsonAssassin's Creed Syndicate+ 2 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.