RECAP2016-W2519 JUN TO 26 JUN 2016
Week of 19 Jun 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
130
-46% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
91
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
75
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +1200%
Mighty No. 9
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
13 writers · 10 outlets
MM
EM
SB
TRENDING▲ +3100%
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
CC
CK
KW
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Umbrella Corps
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
ZF
MR
BA
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Trials of the Blood Dragon
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +300%
Breached
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
OUT NOW
3 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Pac-Man 256
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
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.
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about 35MM, Adr1ft, Summer Sale
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Cube Creator 3D, For Honor, Severed
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Heart&Slash, Mighty No. 9, Pac-Man 256
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Absolver, Blade II, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Titanfall 2, Watch Dogs 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 86 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.