RECAP2016-W4827 NOV TO 4 DEC 2016
Week of 27 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
106
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
65
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
102
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.
TRENDING▲ +1367%
Final Fantasy XV
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
DR
PB
VI
TRENDING▲ +47%
Watch Dogs 2
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
BC
EM
SB
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
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6
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
TW
KH
CS
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 Ultimate General: Civil War, Tom Clancy's The Division, Watch Dogs 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U, Rayman Legends
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about The Last of Us Part II, Dragon Quest Heroes II, Final Fantasy XV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (1), Saturday (3).
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Nidhogg 2, Kingdoms and Castles
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
R
Rps
Writing about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Inside, North
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 60 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.