RECAP2009-W3920 SEPT TO 27 SEPT 2009
Week of 20 Sept 2009The 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
15
ACTIVE WRITERS
8
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
14
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
8
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.
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.
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Sunday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Fight Night Round 4, Race Pro, Rubik's World
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Crysis Warhead, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2).
BV
Bryan Vore
Writing about Gardening Mama, Heavy Rain
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (1).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Saints Row 2
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 3 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
JJ
Joe Juba
Game Informer·27 Sept 2009
Final Fantasy XIII Preview - Getting To Know Your HeroespreviewonFinal Fantasy XIII
AB
Adam Biessener
Game Informer·27 Sept 2009
Section 8 Review - Section 8's Store-Brand Shooting UnderwhelmsreviewonSection 8
AR
Andrew Reiner
Game Informer·22 Sept 2009
Fallout 3 Review - If the End of the World Looks This Sweet, Then Bring On the ApocalypsereviewonFallout 3
BR
Ben Reeves
Game Informer·22 Sept 2009
Eat Lead: Return of Matt Hazard Review - Bland Gameplay Squashes D3's Attempt to Lampoon Video Game Shootersreview
MB
Matt Bertz
Game Informer·22 Sept 2009
Crysis: Warhead Review - Flawed But Fun Single- and Multiplayer Make For a Great Overall PackagereviewonCrysis Warhead
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.