RECAP2016-W2810 JUL TO 17 JUL 2016
Week of 10 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
139
+1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
93
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
98
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.
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.
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Omega Agent, Dangerous Golf, Fallout Shelter
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Mobius Final Fantasy, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (3).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Killing Time At Lightspeed, Extrasolar, Song of the Deep
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Assault Suit Leynos, Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about BoxBoxBoy!, Batman: Arkham Underworld, Genopanic
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 88 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.