RECAP2016-W364 SEPT TO 11 SEPT 2016
Week of 4 Sept 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
124
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 14 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.
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
AW
CC
EF
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
JC
MM
RD
TRENDING▲ +700%
NHL 17
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
EM
BM
MP
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.
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about NBA 2K17, BioShock: The Collection, Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Forma.8, Freedom Force, No Man's Sky
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Mother Russia Bleeds, Super Blood Hockey, Life is Feudal: Forest Village
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Project Highrise, Reigns, Star Trek: Elite Force II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BK
Ben Kuchera
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.