RECAP2016-W3314 AUG TO 21 AUG 2016
Week of 14 Aug 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
179
+56% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
94
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
95
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +108%
No Man's Sky
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
13 writers · 10 outlets
ME
BK
CL
TRENDING▲ +2100%
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
GS
EM
CC
TRENDING▲ +1700%
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
MR
PB
JP
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 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Battlefield 1, BioShock: The Collection
FILED
14 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Watch Dogs 2, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, F1 2016
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Going Under, Impressions, No Man's Sky
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Clock Simulator, Devil Daggers, No Man's Sky
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Firewatch, Worlds Adrift, Minecraft
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (3), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 89 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.