RECAP2015-W155 APR TO 12 APR 2015
Week of 5 Apr 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
118
-7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
83
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
86
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
9
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
Etrian Mystery Dungeon
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
CC
DT
JR
TRENDING▲ +900%
MLB 15: The Show
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
SH
AR
BT
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Tower of Guns
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
SB
SP
BR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
Affordable Space Adventures
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
Bastion
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +71%
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 Atom Universe, Driveclub, Bastion
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Affordable Space Adventures, LEGO Dimensions, Reaction
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mortal Kombat X
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Bloodborne, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Axiom Verge
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Dungeon of the Endless, Project CARS
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 78 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
GL
Gonçalo Lopes
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life·11 Apr 2015
The Best Alternate Reality Super Nintendo Classics We Never Got To Playfeature
JD
Jack de Quidt
Rock Paper Shotgun·10 Apr 2015
2 Slow 2 Curious: What It's Like To Visit The Ghostly, Decrepit Streets Of Need For Speed WorldfeatureonNeed for Speed: World
LB
Louise Blain
GamesRadar+·8 Apr 2015
GTA V O'clock goes hands on with GTA 5 on PC - "It's the definitive edition"previewonGrand Theft Auto V
SS
Sean Sands
PC Gamer·8 Apr 2015
StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void beta previewpreviewonStarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.