RECAP2017-W2916 JUL TO 23 JUL 2017
Week of 16 Jul 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
115
+17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
77
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
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.
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.
TS
Tim Stone
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Splatoon 2, Rive
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Fire Pro Wrestling World
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Attack on Titan, Behold the Kickmen
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Yakuza Kiwami, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 72 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.