RECAP2015-W3813 SEPT TO 20 SEPT 2015
Week of 13 Sept 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
+20% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
91
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
113
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Halo 5: Guardians, Fallout 4, Persona 5
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (6), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Destiny: The Taken King, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Persona 5
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about LEGO Dimensions, Soma, Rock Band 4
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Final Fantasy XV
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Caesar's Day Off, Dune 2000, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 86 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
MP
Matt Perez
Polygon·14 Sept 2015
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.