RECAP2013-W1614 APR TO 21 APR 2013
Week of 14 Apr 2013The 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
34
+100% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
30
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Sacred Citadel, Defiance, Endless
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Diggs Nightcrawler, The Night of the Rabbit, LEGO City Undercover
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about NHL 14, FIFA 14, NCAA Football 14
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Ride to Hell: Retribution, Dark
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Metro: Last Light, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Rollers of the Realm
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 7 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.