RECAP2015-W0525 JAN TO 1 FEB 2015
Week of 25 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
133
+6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
82
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
97
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
20
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▲ +1900%
Dying Light
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
SB
KV
DW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Grim Fandango Remastered
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
RM
TS
RC
TRENDING▲ +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RP
RR
KW
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Dying Light, Assassin's Creed Unity, Batman: Arkham Asylum
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Grim Fandango Remastered, Full Throttle, H1Z1
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Evolve, Battlefield Hardline, Dying Light
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Gunman Clive 2, Code Name S.T.E.A.M.
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Badland, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Havoc, Dying Light
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 77 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.