RECAP2016-W2015 MAY TO 22 MAY 2016
Week of 15 May 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
150
+9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
101
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
76
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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.
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John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Life Goes On: Done to Death, Homefront: The Revolution, Crashlands
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mighty No. 9, No Man's Sky
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Batman: Return to Arkham, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, The Elder Scrolls: Legends
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Team Fortress 2, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Sid Meier's Civilization V
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Motorsport Manager
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 96 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
AW
Anna Washenko
GamesRadar+·20 May 2016
So, should you set sail for Fallout 4 Far Harbor?reviewonFallout 4: Far Harbor
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.