RECAP2015-W1719 APR TO 26 APR 2015
Week of 19 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
157
+19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
99
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
108
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.
TRENDING▲ +4300%
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
SB
RR
MM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dungeons 2
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
IB
DW
AM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
KH
BS
SB
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Batman: Arkham Knight, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Xenoblade Chronicles X
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Guitar Hero Live, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Action Henk
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure, JumpJet Rex
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about LA Cops, Battlefield 4, Beyond: Two Souls
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, Satellite Reign, The Developer
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 94 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
DG
Duncan Geere
Rock Paper Shotgun·22 Apr 2015
Building A Self-Sufficient City In Cities: Skylines - Part OnefeatureonCities: Skylines
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Davidmeikleham
PC Gamer·21 Apr 2015
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China reviewreviewonAssassin's Creed Chronicles: China
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.