RECAP2012-W325 AUG TO 12 AUG 2012
Week of 5 Aug 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
18
+29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
15
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about DmC: Devil May Cry, F1 2012, FIFA 13
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (4).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Aliens: Colonial Marines, Dishonored, Sacred Citadel
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops II, NBA 2K13
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
JR
Jim Reilly
Writing about Darksiders II, Dishonored
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (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
KW
Kimberley Wallace
Game Informer·7 Aug 2012
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure Review - An Attempt To Revive the Rhythm GenrereviewonRhythm
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.