RECAP2015-W2728 JUN TO 5 JUL 2015
Week of 28 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
101
-27% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
69
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.
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.
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about G.G Series Altered Weapon, G.G Series Assault Buster, G.G Series Black X Block
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Access, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Reaction
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Dungeon of the Endless, Tutorial
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
JO
Jose Otero
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
DL
Dave Letcavage
Writing about Batman: Arkham Knight, Quantum Rush Champions
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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
ER
Emily Richardson
Rock Paper Shotgun·3 Jul 2015
How Do You Make A Professional Counter-Strike Map?featureonCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
HN
Hannah Nicklin
Rock Paper Shotgun·3 Jul 2015
A Psychogeography Of Games #1: Kentucky Route ZerofeatureonKentucky Route Zero
JT
Jake Tucker
PC Gamer
Rock Paper Shotgun·30 Jun 2015
18 Years Later, Why Are People Still Playing Ultima Online?featureonUltima Online
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.