RECAP2013-W287 JUL TO 14 JUL 2013
Week of 7 Jul 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
35
+75% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
28
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.
TRENDING▲ +300%
Grand Theft Auto V
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
MB
MK
TRENDING▲ +700%
Total War: Rome II
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
MH
MA
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
DuckTales: Remastered
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2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
MF
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Metro: Last Light - Faction Pack
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
NCAA Football 14
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Rambo: The Video Game
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
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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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about DuckTales: Remastered, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Killer Instinct
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Beyond: Two Souls, Grand Theft Auto V, Gran Turismo 6
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Friday (1).
LL
Liz Lanier
Writing about Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Metro: Last Light
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Pokémon X, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about Grand Theft Auto V, Infinity Blade: Dungeons
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
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.