RECAP2017-W105 MAR TO 12 MAR 2017
Week of 5 Mar 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
148
-5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
97
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
88
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.
TRENDING▲ +780%
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
MC
EE
BA
TRENDING▲ +414%
NieR: Automata
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
SB
MF
CC
TRENDING▲ +140%
Mass Effect: Andromeda
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
AP
SB
SB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Super Bomberman R
OUT NOW
6 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +700%
Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!
OUT NOW
6 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1100%
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
OUT NOW
5 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +5%
Fast RMX
OUT NOW
5 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +1900%
Loot Rascals
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1500%
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about NieR: Automata, Horizon Zero Dawn, Disc Jam
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Heaven's Vault, Hidden Folks, Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JG
Javy Gwaltney
Writing about Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Mass Effect: Andromeda
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (4).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about For the King, Satellite Reign, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Blaster Master Zero, Ghost Blade HD, Just Dance 2017
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 92 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.