RECAP2017-W4719 NOV TO 26 NOV 2017
Week of 19 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
118
-24% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
81
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Battle Chef Brigade
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
RP
AR
SP
TRENDING▲ +85%
Star Wars Battlefront II
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5
PIECES
6 writers · 4 outlets
DR
JD
AF
TRENDING▲ +167%
L.A. Noire
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
MB
AP
DM
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +140%
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +33%
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 3: Fractured Mask
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3 writers · 3 outlets
Rive
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +300%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +167%
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.
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Concrete Genie, Gran Turismo Sport, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about For Honor, Opus Magnum, Overwatch
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Batman: The Enemy Within, Dishonored: Definitive Edition, Dragon Age: Inquisition
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
AM
Alec MeerEurogamer
Writing about Call of Duty: WWII, Star Wars: Battlefront, SuperHot VR
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
CA
Cj Andriessen
Writing about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, South Park: Phone Destroyer
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 76 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.