RECAP2017-W363 SEPT TO 10 SEPT 2017
Week of 3 Sept 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
109
-37% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
78
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
78
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.
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Hybrid, Piczle Lines DX, Retro City Rampage DX
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about 80 Days, This Merchant Life
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Destiny 2, Gundam Versus
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Destiny 2, Knack II, Monster Hunter Stories
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Knack II
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (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
ST
Steven T. Wright
Eurogamer·6 Sept 2017
Is there a "right" or "wrong" way to play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds?featureonPUBG: Battlegrounds
HC
Hope Corrigan
PC Gamer
IGN·5 Sept 2017
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 1 - Awake ReviewreviewonLife is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.