RECAP2017-W3023 JUL TO 30 JUL 2017
Week of 23 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
149
+30% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
95
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
74
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.
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 AdVenture Capitalist, Clicker Heroes, Conga Master
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
TS
Tim Stone
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about DayZ, Pyre, Urban Dead
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
GS
Graham Smith
Writing about Kingdoms and Castles, The End Is Nigh
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about S&box, The Escapists 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 90 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
PB
Philip Boyes
Eurogamer·29 Jul 2017
Breath of the Wild and telling stories through archaeologyfeatureonThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
PD
Patrick Dane
Eurogamer·27 Jul 2017
The Overwatch dialogue that everyone remembers but doesn't existfeatureonOverwatch
BR
Bradley Russell
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·24 Jul 2017
7 things we learned from the PES 2018 beta, from dodgy keepers to lag-free gamesrounduponPro Evolution Soccer 2018
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.