RECAP2017-W418 OCT TO 15 OCT 2017
Week of 8 Oct 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
129
-19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
90
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
82
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 The Invisible Hours, Bravo Team, Dreams
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Dimension Drive, The Flame in the Flood
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Gran Turismo Sport, Final Fantasy XV, Fire Emblem Warriors
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Middle-earth: Shadow of War
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
RC
Ryan Craddock
Writing about Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition, Tumblestone, Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 85 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
CK
Cameron Kunzelman
Polygon·11 Oct 2017
Final Fantasy 9 teaches us about war and how times have changedopiniononFinal Fantasy IX
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.