RECAP2017-W3710 SEPT TO 17 SEPT 2017
Week of 10 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
132
+21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
99
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
123
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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.
TRENDING▲ +153%
Destiny 2
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 9 outlets
RR
MM
CC
TRENDING▲ +1367%
Metroid: Samus Returns
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11
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
PB
AW
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
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5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
BR
CS
MK
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.
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Tooth and Tail, Startup Company, Hogs of War
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (2).
GB
Graham Banas
Writing about Assassin's Creed Syndicate, White Night, Absolver
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Divinity: Original Sin II
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Agents of Mayhem, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Destiny 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Retribution
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 94 writers filed this week.
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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.