RECAP2015-W078 FEB TO 15 FEB 2015
Week of 8 Feb 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
148
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
90
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
21
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▲ +1500%
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
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12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
TW
EM
PH
TRENDING▲ +780%
Evolve
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15
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
SB
VI
NR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Total War: Attila
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
LH
CC
AB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Escapists
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7 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +2700%
Super Stardust Ultra
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4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
Grow Home
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3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +200%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
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3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +9%
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +
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2 writers · 2 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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about The Order: 1886, Evolve, Super Stardust Ultra
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Godus, Ephemerid: A Musical Adventure, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, Evolve, MLB 15: The Show
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JG
Jon Gregory
Writing about DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation, Jungle Rumble
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 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
JT
Jonathan Town
Nintendo Life·15 Feb 2015
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. Review (3DS eShop)reviewon3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros.
MG
Matthew Gilman
GamesRadar+·13 Feb 2015
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy Plus reviewreviewonAce Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy +
MC
Michael Cook
Rock Paper Shotgun·13 Feb 2015
Electric Dreams, Part 1: The Lost Future Of AIfeatureonElectric Dreams & The Lost
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.