RECAP2013-W3128 JUL TO 4 AUG 2013
Week of 28 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
44
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
42
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 Saints Row IV, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Deep Down
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (6).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about BioShock Infinite, DuckTales: Remastered, Injustice: Gods Among Us
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Pikmin 3, Disney Infinity, Dropchord
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (2).
LL
Liz Lanier
Writing about Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Infamous: Second Son
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (1).
JM
Jeff Marchiafava
Writing about Organic Panic, The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (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.