RECAP2017-W0712 FEB TO 19 FEB 2017
Week of 12 Feb 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
109
+17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
57
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.
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Prey, Sniper Elite 4, Abzu
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (2).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Little Inferno, Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!, Splatoon 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Hidden Folks, If Only, Semispheres
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Fate of the World, For Honor, Quarantine
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Sea of Thieves, 1-2-Switch, Footage
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.