RECAP2011-W235 JUN TO 12 JUN 2011
Week of 5 Jun 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
136
+189% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
104
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.
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Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Hitman: Absolution, Forza Motorsport 4, BioShock Infinite
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (7), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
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Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Dragon's Crown, Star Trek, Cave Story 3D
FILED
16 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (1).
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Dan Ryckert
Writing about SoulCalibur V, Mario Kart 7, Spec Ops: The Line
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3).
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Adam Biessener
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Defiance, End of Nations
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2).
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Tim Turi
Writing about Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion, Groovy, NeverDead
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 9 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.