RECAP2017-W3130 JUL TO 6 AUG 2017
Week of 30 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
114
-23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
68
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
65
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
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).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about The Long Dark, The Long Dark: Wintermute, Tower of Time
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AS
Adam Smith
Writing about Bonbon, Dead by Daylight, Silent Hill: Homecoming
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about CastleStorm VR, Dino Frontier, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (2).
PW
Philippa WarrPC Gamer
Writing about Slime Rancher, Tacoma
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 63 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.