RECAP2017-W2014 MAY TO 21 MAY 2017
Week of 14 May 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
140
+33% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
93
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
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.
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 Abzu, Alienation, Days Gone
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about American Truck Simulator
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Friday (2).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Danger Zone, Flinthook, Old Man's Journey
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Destiny 2, Injustice 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Bokida: Heartfelt Reunion, The Adventures of Shuggy, The Edgelands
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 88 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
JD
Jamie Dalzell
VG247·16 May 2017
Injustice 2 reviews round-up, all the scores for NetherRealm's latest superhero suplex simulatorrounduponInjustice 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.