RECAP2015-W4027 SEPT TO 4 OCT 2015
Week of 27 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
167
-8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
106
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
99
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.
TRENDING▲ +1300%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
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PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
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CC
SP
TRENDING▲ +700%
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
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MM
TRENDING▲ +26%
Destiny: The Taken King
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5
PIECES
6 writers · 4 outlets
RR
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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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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Destiny: The Taken King, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, FIFA 16
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Aperion Cyberstorm, Fast Racing Neo
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma, LEGO Dimensions, Skylanders: SuperChargers
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Clandestine, Siege, Wheels of Aurelia
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 101 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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Dealzon
Destructoid·3 Oct 2015
Fallout 4 Xbox One bundle and Steam pre-order deals round-uprounduponFallout 4
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Paul Davies
Eurogamer
Push Square·30 Sept 2015
Soapbox: From Pretender to Major Player - Remembering PlayStation's Rise from the FrontlinesopiniononVirtua Fighter 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.