RECAP2017-W2121 MAY TO 28 MAY 2017
Week of 21 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
134
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
89
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▲ +4700%
RiME
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
OD
SB
KH
TRENDING▲ +1700%
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
9 writers · 7 outlets
WY
MM
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Vanquish
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
CC
SP
AM
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.
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Destiny 2, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2, RiME, Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about American Truck Simulator, Dead Cells, Doom II: Hell on Earth
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JG
Javy Gwaltney
Writing about Far Cry 5, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (3).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Disgaea 5 Complete
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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
CT
Craig Taylor
Game Informer·24 May 2017
Cars 3: Driven to Win Preview - New Cars, Modes, And Mayhem In New Gameplay TrailerpreviewonCars 3: Driven to Win
JK
Jared Koncsol
Game Informer·24 May 2017
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Preview - Larian Studios Sets Release Date For Upcoming RPGpreviewonDivinity: Original Sin II
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.