RECAP2016-W419 OCT TO 16 OCT 2016
Week of 9 Oct 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
155
-7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
101
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
85
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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 Driveclub VR, Rez Infinite, Headmaster
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (3), Sunday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about DoDonPachi Resurrection, Duke Nukem 3D, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Mafia III
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Sunless Sea, Sunless Sea: Zubmariner, Through the Looking Glass
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 96 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
JC
James Churchill
Nintendo Life·15 Oct 2016
Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories Review (3DS eShop)reviewonChase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories
RG
Ryan Gilliam
GamesRadar+
Polygon·14 Oct 2016
An interview with a C9 fan at Worlds, who is now an Albus NoX fan at Worldsinterview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.