RECAP2013-W3418 AUG TO 25 AUG 2013
Week of 18 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
90
+88% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
72
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.
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Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dark Souls II, Dead Rising 3
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (7), Friday (4), Saturday (2).
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Ben Reeves
Writing about South Park: The Stick of Truth, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Fable Legends
FILED
18 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (2), Saturday (5).
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Tim Turi
Writing about Ryse: Son of Rome, Dying Light, Fighter Within
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
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Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Batman: Arkham Origins, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
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Mike Futter
Writing about Foul Play, Dead Island: Epidemic, Skylanders: Swap Force
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 8 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.