RECAP2017-W1219 MAR TO 26 MAR 2017
Week of 19 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
111
-9% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
54
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▲ +240%
Mass Effect: Andromeda
OUT NOW
25
PIECES
17 writers · 11 outlets
LJ
TH
RR
TRENDING -38%
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
TW
DM
BS
TRENDING -53%
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
JG
OD
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.
TH
Tamoor HussainGameSpot
Writing about Mass Effect: Andromeda
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8).
LJ
Lucy James
Writing about Mass Effect: Andromeda
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Splatoon 2, Reaction, Metal Slug 3
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Mass Effect: Andromeda, Gravity Rush 2, Don't Forget
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2).
DM
Damien McFerranNintendo Life
Writing about Nam-1975, The King of Fighters '98, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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
LJ
Lucy James
GameSpot·20 Mar 2017
Mass Effect: Andromeda Fabrice Condominas InterviewinterviewonMass Effect: Andromeda
ZD
Zoe Delahunty-Light
GamesRadar+·20 Mar 2017
11 weirdest abilities in Paladins, the game where you use a snake as a gun and turn people into chickensrounduponPaladins
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.