RECAP2015-W1215 MAR TO 22 MAR 2015
Week of 15 Mar 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
144
-25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
97
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
8
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
Battlefield Hardline
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
14 writers · 11 outlets
AM
SB
BS
TRENDING▲ +540%
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
RR
MM
CC
TRENDING▲ +211%
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RS
SB
KW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Mario Party 10
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6 writers · 7 outlets
White Night
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +71%
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Bladestorm: Nightmare
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Claptastic Voyage
OUT NOW
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 Battlefield Hardline, Destiny, Driveclub
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Battlefield Hardline, Dungeon Keeper 2, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Diablo III, Dota 2, Dungeon of the Endless
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about The Swindle
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Jenny LeClue: Detectivu, Ironcast, Parallax
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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.