RECAP2015-W414 OCT TO 11 OCT 2015
Week of 4 Oct 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
172
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
108
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
97
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▲ +1200%
Rock Band 4
OUT NOW
14
PIECES
13 writers · 10 outlets
SB
EM
MM
TRENDING▲ +4300%
Transformers: Devastation
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12
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
SB
CC
SP
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
BD
JC
KP
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide
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7 writers · 6 outlets
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +400%
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
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5 writers · 4 outlets
Star Wars Battlefront
OUT NOW
4 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +300%
Armikrog
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Rock Band 4, Star Wars Battlefront, Transformers: Devastation
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Sunday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Metal Gear Online, Rock Band 4, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
RC
Richard Cobbett
Writing about Armikrog, Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Doctor Who Game Maker, I Think, Quake III Arena
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 103 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
PS
Paul Semel
IGN·7 Oct 2015
Getting Touchy Again: A Hands-On Report On The New Oculus GamespreviewonBulletstorm+ 2 more
JH
Joe Heaton
Nintendo Life·6 Oct 2015
Hardware Review: BitBoy Lets You Back Up Your Game Boy Camera Snaps With EasereviewonGame Boy Camera
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.