RECAP2011-W419 OCT TO 16 OCT 2011
Week of 9 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
33
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
31
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Mass Effect 3
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
JR
TRENDING▲ +300%
Dark Souls
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
AR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
-20%
Hitman: Absolution
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Final Fantasy XIII-2
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Batman: Arkham City
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
0%
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Aliens: Infestation, Batman: Arkham Asylum
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Hitman: Absolution, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Cave Story 3D, Rayman Origins, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3).
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Dance Central 2, Just Dance 3, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
JR
Jim Reilly
Writing about Final Fantasy XIII-2, Mass Effect 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 9 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.