RECAP2015-W2621 JUN TO 28 JUN 2015
Week of 21 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
138
-40% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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
Her Story
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 6 outlets
CD
SP
KW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CC
TS
JJ
TRENDING▲ +380%
Yoshi's Woolly World
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 4 outlets
TW
RC
CD
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Batman: Arkham Knight
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
0%
LEGO Jurassic World
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +140%
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 3 - Catch a Ride
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
XCOM 2
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +167%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +167%
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 Battleborn, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (1).
AM
Alissa McAloon
Writing about Overwatch, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, Shadow Warrior 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Yoshi's Woolly World, Devil's Third
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Hitman
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about LEGO Worlds
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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
JP
Jared Petty
IGN·25 Jun 2015
Opinion - Why Nintendo's Digital Event Was My Favorite E3 ConferenceopinionE3 June 2016
KB
Keith Burgun
Polygon·24 Jun 2015
Stop worrying about video game violence, and start thinking about dehumanizationopinion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.