RECAP2016-W4613 NOV TO 20 NOV 2016
Week of 13 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
108
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
77
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
TRENDING▲ +420%
Dishonored 2
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
13 writers · 11 outlets
EE
CC
AM
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Pokémon Sun
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12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
TP
PH
JD
TRENDING▲ +471%
Watch Dogs 2
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
10 writers · 8 outlets
EF
PB
WY
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
OUT NOW
6 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +2300%
Titanfall 2
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-64%
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +700%
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-62%
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
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.
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about APB Reloaded, Hackmud, Another Brick in the Mall
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Pokémon Moon, Star Wars: Force Arena
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Journey, American Truck Simulator, Dishonored 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
EF
Elise Favis
Writing about Watch Dogs 2, Hybrid, Drive!Drive!Drive!
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Sunday (2).
KS
Kevin Slackie
Writing about Pokémon Sun, Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!, Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 69 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
GD
Gareth Damian Martin
Eurogamer·20 Nov 2016
Amnesia: Justine is the keystone in a series that goes beyond fearfeatureonAmnesia: Justine
OD
Oscar Dayus
GameSpot·14 Nov 2016
Top 10 UK Sales Chart: Dishonored 2 Fails to Break into Top 3 as Infinite Warfare Excels AgainnewsonDishonored 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.