RECAP2011-W3925 SEPT TO 2 OCT 2011
Week of 25 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
32
+39% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
29
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.
TRENDING▲ +100%
Battlefield 3
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JC
MB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
X-Men: Destiny
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
MM
MK
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Aliens: Colonial Marines
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
BR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
The Last Guardian
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
PlanetSide 2
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
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 Battlefield 3, Cars 2, I am alive
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about FIFA Soccer, Let's go, NASCAR Unleashed
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Assassin's Creed Revelations, The Cursed Crusade, X-Men: Destiny
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Battlefield 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
AB
Adam Biessener
Writing about Fez, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Sonic Generations
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 7 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.