RECAP2017-W2518 JUN TO 25 JUN 2017
Week of 18 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
111
-46% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
80
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Assassin's Creed Origins, Destiny 2, Far Cry 4
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about God of War, Nex Machina, Overcooked!
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (3).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about AdVenture Capitalist, Blood II: The Chosen, Realm Grinder
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Call of Duty: WWII, Detroit, Metro Exodus
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Assassin's Creed Origins, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Super Mario Odyssey
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 64 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.