RECAP2016-W1617 APR TO 24 APR 2016
Week of 17 Apr 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
157
+31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
113
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.
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 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, Battlezone 98 Redux, Dead by Daylight
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Friday the 13th: The Game, I Am Setsuna, Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (4).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Ark: Survival Evolved, Audioshield, Champions of Anteria
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (3).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Cradle, Devil Daggers, Stephen's Sausage Roll
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AO
Alice O'Connor
Writing about Night Shift, Saints Row: The Third
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 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
KH
Kirk Hamilton & Jason Schreier
Kotaku·19 Apr 2016
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.