RECAP2016-W456 NOV TO 13 NOV 2016
Week of 6 Nov 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
115
-15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
78
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
89
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Dishonored 2, Motorsport Manager, Political Animals
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, My Summer Car
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Rhythm, Thumper
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Aliens versus Predator 2, Dishonored 2, Eagle Flight
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Battlezone, Bloodborne, Call of Duty: Ghosts
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 73 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.