RECAP2015-W4715 NOV TO 22 NOV 2015
Week of 15 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
139
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
88
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
69
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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▲ +500%
Star Wars Battlefront
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
15 writers · 11 outlets
SB
MR
AH
TRENDING▲ +833%
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
TW
CS
KH
TRENDING -14%
Fallout 4
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
6 writers · 4 outlets
AM
SB
JW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Hard West
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Football Manager 2016
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Halo 5: Guardians
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-56%
Sword Art Online: Lost Song
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Memories, Fast Racing Neo
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Fallout 4, Star Wars Battlefront, Shadows
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Star Wars Battlefront, Bloodborne, Fallout 4
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Fallout 4, The Crew: Wild Run, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, The Witness
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 83 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.