RECAP2017-W4612 NOV TO 19 NOV 2017
Week of 12 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
155
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
109
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
105
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.
TRENDING▲ +414%
Star Wars Battlefront II
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
TW
BK
JD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
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10
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
BR
CM
GV
TRENDING▲ +967%
Pokémon Ultra Sun
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8
PIECES
8 writers · 7 outlets
KH
AD
CT
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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Ben Kuchera
Writing about Star Wars Battlefront II, Dota 2, Game of the Year
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Battlezone, Bound, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Star Wars: Battlefront II, Battlerite, Jurassic Park III: Danger Zone
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
TM
Tom MarksIGN
Writing about Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Super Mario Odyssey
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
JW
John WalkerKotaku
Writing about Need for Speed: Payback, Megaton Rainfall
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 104 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
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Biinny
IGN·17 Nov 2017
5 Essential Tips to Get You Started in Super Mario Odyssey SpeedrunningnewsonSuper Mario Odyssey
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Chris Hoffman
GamesRadar+·13 Nov 2017
15 reasons we love The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimenewsonThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.