RECAP2015-W247 JUN TO 14 JUN 2015
Week of 7 Jun 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
136
-19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
76
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
125
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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
Street Fighter V
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
WY
SB
MF
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
SB
JM
DT
TRENDING -43%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
SB
RC
BK
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Adr1ft, Batman: Arkham Knight, Battleborn
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Fallout 4, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Batman: Arkham Knight
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BK
Ben Kuchera
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
CB
Christian Belland
Writing about Alone in the Dark: Illumination, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight, Overwatch
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
AM
Alissa McAloon
Writing about Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma, Blood Bowl 2, Football
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 71 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.