RECAP2017-W0529 JAN TO 5 FEB 2017
Week of 29 Jan 2017The 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
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
79
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
67
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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.
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Destinations, Hitman, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
EE
Edwin Evans-ThirlwellRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Overwatch
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Absolver, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Discworld Noir, Duelyst, Galactic Junk League
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 74 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
MH
Manon Hume
Game Informer·31 Jan 2017
Battlecrew Space Pirates Preview - Multiplayer Shooter Pulls Ashore For Early AccesspreviewonBattleCrew: Space Pirates
ZW
Zak Wojnar
Game Informer·31 Jan 2017
Sea of Thieves Preview - New Developer Gameplay Trailer Focuses On Online Cooperative ExperiencepreviewonSea of Thieves
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.