RECAP2016-W0210 JAN TO 17 JAN 2016
Week of 10 Jan 2016The 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
133
+33% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
121
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.
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Grim Dawn, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Tharsis
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Tom Clancy's The Division
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about A Boy and His Blob, Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia, Batman: Arkham Knight
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Civil War: 1865, Homefront: The Revolution, LEGO Marvel's Avengers
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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
MR
Mike Rose
Polygon·14 Jan 2016
We made a livestream, got a little press and launched a successful indie gameopinion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.