RECAP2015-W0418 JAN TO 25 JAN 2015
Week of 18 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
125
+24% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
76
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
76
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
33
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▲ +3500%
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
NG
JW
SB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Citizens of Earth
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
SB
BS
BV
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Resident Evil 0
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CC
SP
AK
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.
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Sam & Max Hit the Road, 868-Hack, Sunless Sea
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Dying Light, Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings, Citizens of Earth
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (2).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Kirby's Return to Dream Land
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Evolve, Life Is Strange, Magnetic: Cage Closed
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Infinifactory, Cat Goes Fishing, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.