RECAP2015-W5220 DEC TO 27 DEC 2015
Week of 20 Dec 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
115
+1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
68
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
151
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Super Mario Maker, Game of the Year, Moon Chronicles: Episodes 2-4
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Fallout 4, Helldivers, Scorched Earth
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Alienation, Amplitude, Bloodborne
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Aviary Attorney, Crypt of the NecroDancer
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
R
Rps
Writing about Little Party, Rocket League, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 63 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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Anthony Dickens
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life·23 Dec 2015
Reaction: The Nintendo 'NX', and Why We Think a Unified Platform is the FuturefeatureonReaction
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.