RECAP2016-W2122 MAY TO 29 MAY 2016

Week of 22 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.

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PIECES INDEXED
154
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.

TRENDING▲ +1500%
Overwatch

Overwatch

OUT NOW
13
PIECES
12 writers · 9 outlets
MM
MP
RP
Mike Mahardy, +11 more
TRENDING▲ +3900%
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan

OUT NOW
10
PIECES
10 writers · 8 outlets
RR
KH
BM
Robert Ramsey, +9 more
TRENDING▲ +300%
Fallout 4: Far Harbor

Fallout 4: Far Harbor

OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
AW
JD
RR
Andrew Webster, +6 more
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby: Planet Robobot
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
Doom
Doom
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
-24%
Lumo
Lumo
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
Total War: Warhammer
Total War: Warhammer
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +200%
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 Expeditions: Viking, F1 2016, I Am Setsuna
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Friday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about NHL 2001, AdVenture Capitalist, Half-Life: Blue Shift
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Deadlight: Director's Cut, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
KW
Kimberley Wallace
Writing about I Am Setsuna, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest, Kirby: Planet Robobot
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 writers filed this week.
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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.
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