RECAP2017-W5117 DEC TO 24 DEC 2017
Week of 17 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
129
-17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
80
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
87
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +380%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CP
CT
DT
TRENDING▲ +220%
What Remains of Edith Finch
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
SB
KA
R
TRENDING▲ +200%
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
3 writers · 4 outlets
TH
SB
S
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
OUT NOW
3 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +20%
Bridge Constructor Portal
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 3: Hell Is Empty
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Night in the Woods
OUT NOW
2 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +700%
Destiny 2
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +60%
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.
R
Rps
Writing about Nine Parchments, What Remains of Edith Finch
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BC
Brendan Caldwell
Writing about Riot: Civil Unrest, Shadowhand
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Game of the Year, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 3: Hell Is Empty
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Brawlout, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jon Cousins
Writing about Gorogoa, Mom Hid My Game!
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), 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
JM
Jess McDonell
GameSpot·18 Dec 2017
GameSpot's Best Games Of 2017 #5: Divinity: Original Sin IIrounduponDivinity: Original Sin II
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.