RECAP2011-W402 OCT TO 9 OCT 2011
Week of 2 Oct 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
+0% 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▲ +300%
Dark Souls
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
PK
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
JC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Yakuza: Dead Souls
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
TT
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Tetris: Axis
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Gotham City Impostors
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
0%
The Binding of Isaac
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
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 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Batman: Arkham City, Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, Reach
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Revelations: Persona
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Gotham City Impostors, Forza Motorsport 4, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
MH
Matt HelgesonGame Informer
Writing about Max Payne 3, Super Mario 3D Land, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (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.