RECAP2011-W4323 OCT TO 30 OCT 2011
Week of 23 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
28
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
26
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.
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Disney Universe, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, NASCAR Unleashed
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4).
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Shank 2, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about BattleBlock Theater, FIFA Soccer, Final Fantasy XIII-2
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about BioShock Infinite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Saturday (2).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Rocksmith
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1).
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.