RECAP2016-W4720 NOV TO 27 NOV 2016
Week of 20 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
96
-11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
62
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.
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 Steep, Renegade Ops, Sombra
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Curious Expedition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Watch Dogs 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Dishonored 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Burnout Paradise, Steep
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Sunday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Dishonored 2
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (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
GO
George Osborn
Eurogamer·25 Nov 2016
How Football Manager 2017 is making football fans panic about BrexitfeatureonFootball Manager 2017
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.