RECAP2011-W3528 AUG TO 4 SEPT 2011
Week of 28 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
24
-44% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
19
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.
AB
Adam Biessener
Writing about Dark Souls, Driver: San Francisco, Risen 2: Dark Waters
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (3).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about God of War: Origins Collection
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Feast Your Eyes, Awesomenauts
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Grand Slam Tennis 2, NASCAR Unleashed, Stronghold 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (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.