RECAP2015-W0128 DEC TO 4 JAN 2015
Week of 28 Dec 2014The 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
26
+117% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
22
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
108
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
18
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
TW
CC
MF
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Splatoon
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
TW
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Xenoblade Chronicles X
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
TW
CC
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Championship Manager
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
AO
Alex OlneyNintendo Life
Writing about Brutus & Futée
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (1), Saturday (1).
JH
Jonathan Holmes
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (1).
CE
Cara Ellison
Writing about Kentucky Route Zero
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 17 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
TL
Tim Latshaw
Nintendo Life·4 Jan 2015
BLOK DROP X TWISTED FUSION Review (Wii U eShop)reviewonBlok Drop x Twisted Fusion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.