RECAP2016-W273 JUL TO 10 JUL 2016
Week of 3 Jul 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
137
+9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
84
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
84
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.
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about 7 Days to Die, Carmageddon: Max Damage, Energy Hook
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about 3Souls, Mario Party: Star Rush, Monster Hunter Stories
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (2).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Croc Legend of the Gobbos, Inside, The Room Two
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Chernobyl VR Project, Replica, XCOM 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AM
Aj Moser
Writing about FIFA 17, Monster Hunter Generations, Pokémon Sun
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (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.