RECAP2015-W3630 AUG TO 6 SEPT 2015
Week of 30 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
153
-25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
99
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
91
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
10
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▲ +780%
Mad Max
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
SB
LH
JW
TRENDING▲ +133%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
AM
SB
CC
TRENDING▲ +367%
Super Mario Maker
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
EM
CD
DR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Destiny: The Taken King
OUT NOW
5 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +233%
Tearaway: Unfolded
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1900%
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Act of Aggression
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Gunslugs 2, Mario Kart DS, Super Mario Maker
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Blood Bowl 2, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Destiny: The Taken King
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Mad Max, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Stasis
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Galak-Z: The Dimensional
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 94 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
JB
Julian Benson
Rock Paper Shotgun
Kotaku·4 Sept 2015
10 Things I Noticed as a First-Time Player of Metal Gear Solid 3 and 4newsonMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
JO
James O'Connor
VG247·3 Sept 2015
Destiny: The Taken King's Crucible is getting a free preview week before launchpreviewonDestiny: The Taken King
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.