RECAP2011-W327 AUG TO 14 AUG 2011
Week of 7 Aug 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
+58% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
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.
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Grand Slam Tennis 2, NHL 12, Rage
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Dead Island, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Prey 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gotham City Impostors, Rage
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AB
Adam Biessener
Writing about Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dishonored, The Dark Eye: Demonicon
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Crimson Alliance, Joe Danger 2: The Movie
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 8 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.