RECAP2016-W4216 OCT TO 23 OCT 2016
Week of 16 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
158
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
104
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
91
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.
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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Double Dragon II: The Revenge
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Rise of the Tomb Raider, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, Sid Meier's Civilization VI
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Battlefield 1, Shenzhen I/O, Thea: The Awakening
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Battlefield 1, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Battlefield 1, Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel, Eagle Flight
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 99 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.