RECAP2011-W4216 OCT TO 23 OCT 2011
Week of 16 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
31
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
28
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%
Battlefield 3
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JM
JC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
TRENDING▲ +100%
Assassin's Creed Revelations
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
MH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
0%
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Mario Kart 7
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, PixelJunk SideScroller, Rayman Origins
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Battlefield 3, Okabu, Street Fighter X Tekken
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Battlefield 3, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Mario Kart 7, NFL Blitz, The Road
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
MH
Matt HelgesonGame Informer
Writing about Assassin's Creed Revelations
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.