RECAP2017-W5224 DEC TO 31 DEC 2017
Week of 24 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
92
-29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
62
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
101
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▲ +233%
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
AS
UT
CV
TRENDING▲ +150%
What Remains of Edith Finch
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 3 outlets
GB
UT
JC
TRENDING▲ +567%
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
5 writers · 2 outlets
LC
GB
SF
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 SteamWorld Dig 2, Tacoma, The Norwood Suite
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
UT
Usgamer Team
Writing about Assassin's Creed Origins, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Divinity: Original Sin II
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jon Cousins
Writing about Frederic: Resurrection of Music, Sparkle Unleashed, Dimension Drive
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, NieR: Automata, Starblood Arena
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Agents of Mayhem, LawBreakers
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 57 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
MK
Mikhail Klimentov
Aftermath
Polygon·26 Dec 2017
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp fails to turn work into a vacationopiniononAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.