RECAP2017-W1723 APR TO 30 APR 2017
Week of 23 Apr 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
143
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
98
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
75
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▲ +4300%
What Remains of Edith Finch
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
SB
AC
GJ
TRENDING▲ +1000%
Outlast II
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
EE
NR
EF
TRENDING▲ +233%
Little Nightmares
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
JC
ME
SP
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.
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Street Fighter V, De-formers
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2), Saturday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Call of Duty: WWII, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 4: Thicker Than Water, What Remains of Edith Finch
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Outlast II, Phoenix Point, Stunt Car Racer
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Echoplex, Stellaris, Dark Souls III
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
OD
Oscar Dayus
Writing about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Outlast II, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 93 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
DC
David Cabrera
Polygon·28 Apr 2017
Street Fighter 5 is the best argument against pre-ordering Marvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteopiniononStreet Fighter V & Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
AK
Andrew Kuhar
Polygon·26 Apr 2017
The Last Guardian contains a beautiful lesson about animals’ ability to forgiveopiniononThe Last Guardian
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.