RECAP2012-W0422 JAN TO 29 JAN 2012
Week of 22 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
24
+26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
17
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.
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Grand Slam Tennis 2, FIFA Street, Final Fantasy XIII-2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (4).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Final Fantasy XIII-2, Gotham City Impostors, Old School
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Final Fantasy XIII-2
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (2).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1).
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Armored Core V, The Darkness II
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 5 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.