RECAP2015-W2912 JUL TO 19 JUL 2015
Week of 12 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
137
+14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
97
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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.
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Rocket League
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CD
ZF
ME
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
God of War III: Remastered
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
SB
EM
JJ
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
SB
MK
RG
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
F1 2015
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
Batman: Arkham Knight
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
-27%
The Elder Scrolls Online
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +500%
Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
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.
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about The Elder Scrolls Online, Ar nosurge Plus, Mortal Kombat X
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Dota 2, Dungeon Master
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about God of War III: Remastered, Shenmue III, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Card Hunter, I Think, Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Remember Me, Batman: Arkham Asylum
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 92 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.