RECAP2016-W3528 AUG TO 4 SEPT 2016
Week of 28 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
128
-17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
99
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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
Fallout 4: Nuka World
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CL
RR
NR
TRENDING▲ +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
OW
EM
RR
TRENDING▲ +71%
Final Fantasy XV
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3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
MM
AD
SN
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Pokémon Sun, Thoth, Hot Lava
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Chicken Wiggle
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Curious Expedition, Planet Coaster, Renowned Explorers: International Society
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Sid Meier's SimGolf, The Final Station, Attack on Titan
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 76 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.