RECAP2011-W3818 SEPT TO 25 SEPT 2011
Week of 18 Sept 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
23
-58% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 1 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.
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Assassin's Creed Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, Need for Speed: The Run
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (4).
PK
Phil Kollar
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Rock of Ages
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about F1 2011, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Burnout Crash!, Aliens: Infestation
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about NCIS, Professor Layton and the Last Specter
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 6 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.