RECAP2015-W2514 JUN TO 21 JUN 2015
Week of 14 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
229
+68% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
89
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
131
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
10
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.
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 Batman: Arkham Knight, Fallout 4, Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
18 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Art Academy: Home Studio, Devil's Third, LEGO Dimensions
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
KW
Kimberley Wallace
Writing about Rock Band 4, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight, Just Cause 3
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (2), Thursday (3).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Last Year, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Mega Man Legacy Collection
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3).
HC
Hershall Cook
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Fallout 4, Skylanders: SuperChargers
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 84 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
AD
Andro Dars
Rock Paper Shotgun·17 Jun 2015
The Best Way To Play Arma 3 Without A Clan: Battle RoyalefeatureonBattle Royale
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.