RECAP2017-W234 JUN TO 11 JUN 2017
Week of 4 Jun 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
164
+27% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
105
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
125
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▲ +3500%
Dirt 4
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
PG
LR
AK
TRENDING▲ +600%
Arms
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
MM
AW
BS
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
FIFA 18
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
WY
SB
BW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
WipEout: Omega Collection
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +700%
Under Pressure
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +433%
Star Wars Battlefront II
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
Friday the 13th: The Game
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +100%
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 Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, FIFA 18, God of War
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
JG
Javy Gwaltney
Writing about 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Elex, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Dirt 4, FIFA 18, Madden NFL 18
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Batman: Arkham Asylum, Caves of Qud, PUBG: Battlegrounds
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
CA
Cj Andriessen
Writing about Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!, Harvest Moon: Lil' Farmers, Monument Valley II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 100 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
RD
Rob Dwiar
Eurogamer·9 Jun 2017
We asked a landscape designer to analyse The Witcher 3, Mass Effect and DishonoredfeatureonThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.