RECAP2017-W4826 NOV TO 3 DEC 2017
Week of 26 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
102
-14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
71
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
68
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▲ +700%
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
AD
TW
CC
TRENDING▲ +220%
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 3 outlets
CS
TP
AF
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Seven: The Days Long Gone
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
FB
GB
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.
JM
Jon Mundy
Writing about Aqua Moto Racing Utopia, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Resident Evil Revelations Collection
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
JC
Jon Cousins
Writing about Crimsonland, Green Game: TimeSwapper, Serial Cleaner
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Doom VFR, Game of the Year, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Figment, The Dust, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
R
Rps
Writing about Into the Breach
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 66 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
SW
Sam Williamson
Nintendo Life·29 Nov 2017
Ginger: Beyond the Crystal Review (Switch)reviewonGinger: Beyond the Crystal
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.