RECAP2016-W3711 SEPT TO 18 SEPT 2016
Week of 11 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
146
+18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
91
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
90
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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▲ +1367%
ReCore
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
EM
BM
MR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
JD
MG
SV
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
CS
MK
BW
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.
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Dead Rising, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, Feral Rites
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
KW
Kimberley Wallace
Writing about Birthdays the Beginning, Gravity Rush 2, Nioh
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Flat Heroes, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Cave
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Citadale: The Legends Trilogy, Rorrim, Touch Selections
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Eventide: Slavic Fable, Final Fantasy XV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 86 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.