RECAP2015-W3416 AUG TO 23 AUG 2015
Week of 16 Aug 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
147
+8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
102
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
Volume
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
SB
DW
TW
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Zombi
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
SB
CL
CD
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 - Escape Plan Bravo
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
GB
CB
MS
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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Pokkén Tournament, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Kart
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Azure Striker Gunvolt, Disney Infinity 3.0, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Volume, Zombi, Resident Evil: Revelations 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alissa McAloon
Writing about Zombie Army Trilogy, Hob, Lara Croft Go
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Volume, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, I Think
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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
JH
Jim Huxter
Rock Paper Shotgun·21 Aug 2015
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.