RECAP2012-W0819 FEB TO 26 FEB 2012
Week of 19 Feb 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
23
-30% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
20
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.
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, PlanetSide 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (3).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Escape Plan, Fez, Lollipop Chainsaw
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Sunday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Asura's Wrath, SSX, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Syndicate, Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
AR
Andrew Reiner
Writing about Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Blot
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 6 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.