RECAP2012-W1722 APR TO 29 APR 2012
Week of 22 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
+15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
23
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.
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Hybrid, MechWarrior Tactics
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Diablo III, Hitman: Absolution, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Sunday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge, Game of the Year
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Madden NFL 13, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Sorcery
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
BV
Bryan VoreGame Informer
Writing about Max Payne 3, Prototype 2, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (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.