RECAP2016-W4323 OCT TO 30 OCT 2016
Week of 23 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
150
-5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
98
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
107
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 Carnival Games VR, Farming Simulator 17, Game of the Year
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Sid Meier's Civilization VI, Endless Space 2, Hello Neighbor
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about The Outfoxies
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Sid Meier's Civilization VI
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Clockwork Empires, Sid Meier's Civilization VI, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 93 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
FS
Fredrik Salomonsson
PC Gamer·28 Oct 2016
Overwatch World Cup preview: 16 countries battle for the first ever global championshippreviewonOverwatch & World Cup
DG
Daniel Griliopoulos
PC Gamer·28 Oct 2016
Gwent preview: refined multiplayer, new cards and story-driven singleplayerpreviewonGwent: The Witcher Card Game
LS
Louise Saul
Nintendo Life·25 Oct 2016
Musical Memories and Cosplay at The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddessesfeature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.