RECAP2012-W1111 MAR TO 18 MAR 2012
Week of 11 Mar 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
27
-40% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
9
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
25
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.
TRENDING▲ +100%
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Silent Hill: Downpour
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
TT
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
JC
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
MLB 12: The Show
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Transformers Prime: The Game
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Mortal Kombat
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Game of the Year, Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Silent Hill: Downpour, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (4), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about BioShock Infinite, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Quantum Conundrum, Transformers Prime: The Game, FIFA Street
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
AR
Andrew Reiner
Writing about Major League Baseball 2K12, MLB 12: The Show
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
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.