RECAP2016-W5118 DEC TO 25 DEC 2016
Week of 18 Dec 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
117
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
70
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
104
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +700%
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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7
PIECES
6 writers · 2 outlets
SB
JT
RR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
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7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
BT
CS
KW
TRENDING▲ +25%
Super Mario Run
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
CA
MF
TW
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.
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Runbow, Pirate Pop Plus, Super Mario Run
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Game of the Year, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Night in the Woods
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
R
Rps
Writing about Devil Daggers, Firewatch, Thumper
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Astroneer, Rainbow Six Siege, Celeste
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Lara Croft Go, What Remains of Edith Finch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 65 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
JI
Jon Irwin
Nintendo Life·24 Dec 2016
The Nindie Christmas Celebration - Pocket Card JockeyfeatureonPocket Card Jockey
TD
Tanya D
Polygon·22 Dec 2016
Racism in Watch Dogs 2 is subtle, and that's how it won me overopiniononWatch Dogs 2
JP
James Pickard
Eurogamer·19 Dec 2016
Jelly Deals: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition sees deep discounts ahead of ChristmasfeatureonCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.