RECAP2016-W0424 JAN TO 31 JAN 2016
Week of 24 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
168
+33% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
111
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
98
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
8
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▲ +4300%
The Witness
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
SB
LH
OW
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Final Fantasy: Explorers
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CC
DL
KW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Rise of the Tomb Raider
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
AM
KW
MP
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Far Cry: Primal
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +567%
Gravity Rush Remastered
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
Homefront: The Revolution
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, EA Sports UFC 2, Far Cry: Primal
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about The Witness, Fallout 4, Gravity Rush 2
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
KW
Kimberley Wallace
Writing about Final Fantasy: Explorers, Rise of the Tomb Raider
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Bravely Second: End Layer, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Tom Clancy's The Division, Star Wars: Outpost
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 106 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
HD
Hayden Dingman
Rock Paper Shotgun·27 Jan 2016
Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries ExpansionfeatureonGalactic Civilizations III
CT
Connor Trinske
Game Informer·26 Jan 2016
Planet Coaster Preview - Frontier Shows Off Construction In Dev DiarypreviewonPlanet Coaster
JB
Joe Buchholz
Game Informer·26 Jan 2016
Torment: Tides of Numenera Preview - Torment: Tides Of Numenera Summoned To Early Access With New TrailerpreviewonTorment: Tides of Numenera
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.