RECAP2013-W3311 AUG TO 18 AUG 2013
Week of 11 Aug 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
48
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
39
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.
TRENDING▲ +220%
Saints Row IV
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
4 writers · 1 outlets
DR
KH
MH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Grand Theft Auto V
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 1 outlets
KH
JC
MH
TRENDING▲ +167%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
BR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Disney Infinity
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Dark Souls II
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Final Fantasy XIV Online
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
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 Batman: Arkham Origins, Dark Souls II, Gods Will Be Watching
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (5), Sunday (3).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Final Fantasy XIV Online, Grand Theft Auto V, PlayStation Vita Pets
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Disney Infinity, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Saints Row IV
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Thursday (1).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about Need for Speed: Rivals, Blackguards, Call of Duty: Ghosts
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Thursday (1).
DR
Dan Ryckert
Writing about Saints Row IV, Charlie Murder
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 9 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.