RECAP2017-W2411 JUN TO 18 JUN 2017
Week of 11 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
207
+26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
78
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
137
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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 The Crew 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Far Cry 5
FILED
17 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Saturday (1).
JK
Jared Koncsol
Writing about Battlerite, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Extinction
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (6), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
JG
Javy Gwaltney
Writing about Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Call of Cthulhu, Middle-earth: Shadow of War
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DD
Douglas Delong
Writing about Elex, Ever Oasis, Hidden Agenda
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3).
BS
Brian SheaGame Informer
Writing about Destiny 2, LawBreakers, Sonic Forces
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 73 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.