RECAP2015-W285 JUL TO 12 JUL 2015
Week of 5 Jul 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
120
+19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
101
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Batman: Arkham Knight, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Gauntlet: Slayer Edition
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Devil's Third, Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (5), Sunday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about G.G Series Conveyor Toy Packing, G.G Series All Breaker, G.G Series Great Whip Adventure
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Rocket League, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, Pneuma: Breath of Life
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Chaos Reborn, Dungeon Keeper, Impressions
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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.