RECAP2011-W198 MAY TO 15 MAY 2011
Week of 8 May 2011The 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
30
+131% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
25
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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.
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Crush3D, F.E.A.R. 3, Hunted: The Demon's Forge
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about MX vs. ATV: Alive, Brink, FIFA Soccer 12
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, Gatling Gears, Star Wars: The Old Republic
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Friday (2).
AB
Adam Biessener
Writing about Diablo III, SoulCalibur V, Tales of Graces
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Thursday (1).
MH
Matt HelgesonGame Informer
Writing about L.A. Noire, Red Faction: Armageddon, Ridge Racer Unbounded
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 5 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.