RECAP2012-W028 JAN TO 15 JAN 2012
Week of 8 Jan 2012The 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
19
+73% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
9
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
15
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.
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Hitman: Absolution, Sorcery
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, Wakfu
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about I am alive, Nexuiz, Unit 13
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Army Corps of Hell, Hitman: Absolution
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Touch My Katamari
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 4 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.