RECAP2017-W455 NOV TO 12 NOV 2017
Week of 5 Nov 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
152
+13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
103
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
86
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
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10
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
CP
CC
VH
TRENDING▲ +227%
Call of Duty: WWII
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9
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
WY
JG
MC
TRENDING▲ +3100%
Sonic Forces
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
EE
SB
BS
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 Bravo Team, Detroit: Become Human, Doom VFR
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (5), Thursday (1).
BK
Ben Kuchera
Writing about Super Mario Odyssey
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (3).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Call of Duty: WWII, Nuclear Throne, Transistor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about American Truck Simulator, American Truck Simulator: New Mexico, Unknown
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Kirby Battle Royale, Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!, Snipperclips Plus: Cut It Out, Together!
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 98 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
RW
Rachel Weber
IGN
GamesRadar+·7 Nov 2017
"Everything we've done for the launch of Xbox One X has defied convention" Xbox One X launch interviewinterview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.