RECAP2012-W158 APR TO 15 APR 2012
Week of 8 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
23
+21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
18
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
DmC: Devil May Cry
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
AR
MB
TRENDING▲ +700%
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
AR
TT
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Street Fighter X Tekken
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JM
TT
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.
AR
Andrew Reiner
Writing about DmC: Devil May Cry, Dragon's Dogma, Skylanders: Cloud Patrol
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection, Street Fighter X Tekken, Zen Pinball 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about DmC: Devil May Cry, Resistance: Burning Skies
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Double Dragon Neon, Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, World Gone Sour
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Resident Evil 6, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, Street Fighter X Tekken
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3).
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.