RECAP2015-W3126 JUL TO 2 AUG 2015
Week of 26 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
148
+8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
96
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
119
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.
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Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Adventure Time Puzzle Quest, Angry Birds 2, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (2).
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Hershall Cook
Writing about Armello, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
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Graham Smith
Writing about Brogue, Kerbal Space Program, Papers, Please
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Batman: Arkham Knight, CastleStorm, God of War: Ascension
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
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Richard Cobbett
Writing about Consortium, King's Quest
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 91 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
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Declan Dineen
Eurogamer·30 Jul 2015
Double Fine Adventure is the best video game documentary to datefeatureonBroken Age
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Michael Passalacqua
Push Square·29 Jul 2015
EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour ReviewreviewonEA Sports & Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
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Steven Hill
Push Square·27 Jul 2015
First Impressions: Trading Blows in the Street Fighter V PS4 BetafeatureonStreet Fighter V
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.