RECAP2013-W2226 MAY TO 2 JUN 2013
Week of 26 May 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
28
-15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
24
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, How to Survive, New World: Aeternum
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
TT
Tim Turi
Writing about Infinite Crisis, Rayman Legends, The Elder Scrolls Online
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Thursday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Grid 2, Hardware: Rivals, NCAA Football 14
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Earth Defense Force 2025
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
LL
Liz Lanier
Writing about Hellraid, Sonic Lost World
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.