RECAP2012-W141 APR TO 8 APR 2012
Week of 1 Apr 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
+36% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
9
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
16
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.
DR
Dan Ryckert
Writing about Borderlands 2, Double Dragon Neon, Far Cry 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Devil May Cry HD Collection, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Spec Ops: The Line, Starhawk
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Gravity Rush, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Mass Effect 3, Rock Band Blitz
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (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.