RECAP2016-W1113 MAR TO 20 MAR 2016
Week of 13 Mar 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
154
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
89
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
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.
TRENDING▲ +132%
Tom Clancy's The Division
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12
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
MR
EM
SB
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Pokkén Tournament
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11
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
AO
CC
DL
TRENDING▲ +220%
EA Sports UFC 2
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4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
RW
BS
MP
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Rocket League, Battlezone, PlayStation VR Worlds
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Furi, Game of the Year, Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (3).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, Pokkén Tournament, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Tom Clancy's The Division, Pokkén Tournament, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Tom Clancy's The Division, Sniper Elite 4
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 84 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.