RECAP2012-W3923 SEPT TO 30 SEPT 2012
Week of 23 Sept 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
24
-8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
8
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
20
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.
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Dishonored, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Forza Horizon
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about New Little King's Story, Angry Birds Trilogy, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
JR
Jim Reilly
Writing about Total War: Rome II, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Gateways, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff CorkGame Informer
Writing about Farming Simulator 2013, Dishonored
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 3 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.