RECAP2017-W0926 FEB TO 5 MAR 2017
Week of 26 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
155
+28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
101
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
82
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +833%
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
14 writers · 9 outlets
TW
SN
TH
TRENDING▲ +3100%
Torment: Tides of Numenera
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
AM
MM
RP
TRENDING▲ +700%
1-2-Switch
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
OD
JM
AP
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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!, The Long Journey: Adventure
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Torment: Tides of Numenera, 911 Operator
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Hollow Knight, Four Sided Fantasy, Night in the Woods
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Super Bomberman R, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Voez
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 96 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
JP
Jon Porter
GamesRadar+·2 Mar 2017
13 essential things I wish I knew before buying Nintendo SwitchrounduponThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
MR
Mike Rougeau
IGN·28 Feb 2017
Sprint Vector Hands-On: It's Like TRON + American Gladiators in VRpreviewonSprint Vector
JL
Jordan Leendertsen
Game Informer·27 Feb 2017
Thimbleweed Park Preview - March Release Date And New ScreenshotspreviewonThimbleweed Park
EQ
Emma Quinlan
GamesRadar+·27 Feb 2017
8 things we want from the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor sequelnewsonMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.