RECAP2011-W4430 OCT TO 6 NOV 2011
Week of 30 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
30
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
22
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Grand Theft Auto V
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JM
MB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
DmC: Devil May Cry
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
BR
PK
TRENDING▲ +100%
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
JJ
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Hitman: Absolution
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
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 Hitman: Absolution, Joe Danger: Special Edition, Lollipop Chainsaw
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Resident Evil: Revelations, Sonic Generations
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Devil May Cry HD Collection, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Grand Theft Auto V
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
AB
Adam Biessener
Writing about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Max Payne 3, Syndicate
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2).
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.