RECAP2016-W2626 JUN TO 3 JUL 2016
Week of 26 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
126
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
84
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
107
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
CC
SP
KW
TRENDING▲ +540%
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
TP
JW
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Inside
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
RM
BM
CD
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 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Summer Sale, The Climb
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Epistory: Typing Chronicles, Tilt Brush
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
HM
Haley MacLean
Writing about Death's Gambit, Headlander, I Am Setsuna
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about BoxBoxBoy!, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Asemblance, Inside
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 79 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.