RECAP2015-W3920 SEPT TO 27 SEPT 2015
Week of 20 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
181
+18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
113
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
75
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +1500%
Soma
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
EM
RW
CC
TRENDING▲ +3900%
FIFA 16
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11
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
BG
OS
AS
TRENDING▲ +100%
Destiny: The Taken King
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
TP
SB
RR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
OUT NOW
7 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +2700%
Blood Bowl 2
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +1100%
LEGO Dimensions
OUT NOW
6 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +500%
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Fallout 4, Halo 5: Guardians, LEGO Dimensions
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Fallout 4, Hitman
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
JK
Joseph Knoop
Writing about Assassin's Creed Syndicate, P.A.M.E.L.A., Persona 4: Dancing All Night
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Blood Bowl 2, Alien: Isolation, FIFA 16
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about The Long Dark, Stranded Deep
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 108 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
MS
Marcus Stewart
Game Informer
Game Informer·25 Sept 2015
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Preview - Reclamation Short Details The Eve Of The Protoss' Battle For Their HomeworldpreviewonStarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
PL
Parker Lemke
Game Informer·24 Sept 2015
Rainbow Six Siege Preview - Here Are Five Tactical Tips For Success In The BetapreviewonRainbow Six Siege
JK
Joseph Knoop
Game Informer·23 Sept 2015
P.A.M.E.L.A. Preview - BioShock Meets Mirror's Edge In New Sci-Fi Survival Horror GamepreviewonP.A.M.E.L.A. & Sci-Fi
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.