RECAP2015-W3523 AUG TO 30 AUG 2015
Week of 23 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
205
+39% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
124
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
125
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▲ +1100%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
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10
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
MW
EM
SB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Madden NFL 16
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9
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
SB
MK
TH
TRENDING▲ +3500%
Mega Man Legacy Collection
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8
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
JP
CC
AM
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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Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, Final Fantasy XV
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (5), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Devil's Third, Mario Kart 64, Typoman
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
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Mike Futter
Writing about WWE 2K16, Destiny: The Taken King, Dishonored: Definitive Edition
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1).
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Graham Smith
Writing about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, DayZ
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Mega Man Legacy Collection, Disney Infinity 3.0, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 119 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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Jack Arnott
Eurogamer·30 Aug 2015
The obscure baseball game that went on to be the PC's second highest ranked gamefeature
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Andrew Karklins
Nintendo Life·29 Aug 2015
Mario Memories: Basking in the Glow of Super Mario SunshinefeatureonSuper Mario Sunshine
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.