RECAP2016-W3925 SEPT TO 2 OCT 2016
Week of 25 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
167
+17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
103
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
96
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Battlezone, Dragon Quest Builders, FIFA 17
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Hackmud, Mortal Online
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Dishonored 2, Infinite Minigolf, King's Quest: Chapter 4 - Snow Place Like Home
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Fast Racing Neo, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, SteamWorld Heist
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Lazors, Lichtspeer, Quantum Break
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 98 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
CA
Cory Arnold
Destructoid·29 Sept 2016
Dishonored 2 is looking like a serious game of the year contenderrounduponDishonored 2
ML
Michael Leri
Game Informer·26 Sept 2016
Civilization VI Preview - Gilgamesh Leads Sumeria With A Huge Beard And HeartpreviewonSid Meier's Civilization VI
IB
Ian Boudreau
Game Informer·26 Sept 2016
Shadow Warrior 2 Preview - Here's A New Anthem From The Transformer's 'Touch' Composer Stan BushpreviewonShadow Warrior 2 & Anthem
KS
Kevin Slackie
Game Informer·26 Sept 2016
Super Dungeon Bros. Preview - React Games' Announces Release Date For Rocking Co-op Dungeon CrawlerpreviewonSuper Dungeon Bros & Dungeon Crawler
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.