RECAP2015-W0311 JAN TO 18 JAN 2015
Week of 11 Jan 2015The 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
101
+5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
27
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
Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
TP
BM
MC
TRENDING▲ +500%
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
MR
TW
AO
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dungeon of the Endless
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
PW
MW
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 Mortal Kombat X, Evolve, Volume
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Elite: Dangerous, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, VVVVVV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about New Heights, Reaction, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
RS
Rich Stanton
Writing about Heroes of the Storm, Impressions, Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Fat Princess: Piece of Cake, Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, Child of Light
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
HG
Henry Gilbert
GamesRadar+·16 Jan 2015
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.