RECAP2016-W0531 JAN TO 7 FEB 2016
Week of 31 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
126
-25% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
83
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +1500%
XCOM 2
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
16 writers · 11 outlets
AS
AM
MM
TRENDING▲ +233%
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
JW
SF
SA
TRENDING▲ +33%
Tom Clancy's The Division
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
TP
SB
JG
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
American Truck Simulator
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +300%
The Witness
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-33%
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +700%
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +14%
Not a Hero
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Adventures of Mana, Expeditions: Viking, Hitman
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
RS
Rich Stanton
Writing about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Not a Hero, The Westport Independent
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders, Child of Light, Firewatch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Final Fantasy XV, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about AIPD, Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Awakening, Tachyon Project
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (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
JM
Joe Merrick
Nintendo Life·6 Feb 2016
Hands On: Searching for Clues in Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New DuopreviewonSearching
SE
Stephen Ebert
Nintendo Life·5 Feb 2016
Soapbox: If Nintendo Took On Virtual Reality, Would It Be A Disaster Or Gaming's Holy Grail?opinion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.