RECAP2015-W451 NOV TO 8 NOV 2015
Week of 1 Nov 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
129
-20% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
89
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Fast Racing Neo, Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Maker
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (3), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Attack on Titan, DayZ, Fallout 4
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Need for Speed, Detroit: Become Human, Call of Duty: Black Ops III
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Need for Speed, Call of Duty: Black Ops III
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Football Manager, Galak-Z: The Dimensional, The Beginner's Guide
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 84 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
WC
Willie Clark
GamesRadar+·3 Nov 2015
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.