RECAP2020-W4425 OCT TO 1 NOV 2020
Week of 25 Oct 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
124
+22% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
78
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
58
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.
TRENDING▲ +1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion
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13
PIECES
11 writers · 8 outlets
LC
NC
ST
TRENDING▲ +1700%
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
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9
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
RW
CC
JC
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Ghostrunner
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
RP
AM
ME
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
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5 writers · 5 outlets
Astro's Playroom
OUT NOW
3 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1100%
Pokémon Sword
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One
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3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Apex Legends
OUT NOW
2 writers · 3 outlets
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Sims 4: Snowy Escape, Cyberpunk 2077, Paradise Killer
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Astro's Playroom, Train Sim World 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Bloodborne, Carto, Pacer
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Kirby Fighters 2, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pokémon Sword
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 73 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
TR
Tom Regan
Kotaku
GamesRadar+·28 Oct 2020
5 things you need to do in the Pokemon Sword and Shield: Crown Tundra DLCnews
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.