RECAP2017-W493 DEC TO 10 DEC 2017
Week of 3 Dec 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
131
+28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
80
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
96
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▲ +300%
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
RM
RW
AO
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
RR
CC
DL
TRENDING▲ +140%
Super Mario Odyssey
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
RM
RW
CC
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 Avicii Invector, Game of the Year, Gran Turismo Sport
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
SV
Suriel Vazquez
Writing about Lost Soul Aside, Monster Hunter: World, SoulCalibur VI
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Saturday (5).
R
Rps
Writing about Day Seven, Rakuen
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
IK
Imran KhanIGN
Writing about Concrete Genie, Detroit: Become Human, Firewall Zero Hour
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (1), Sunday (4).
MC
Matt Cox
Writing about Dota 2, Overwatch, PUBG: Battlegrounds
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 75 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
FM
Filip Miucin
IGN·9 Dec 2017
Our Picks for Switch Game of the Year - Nintendo Voice Chat Episode 385rounduponGame of the Year
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.