RECAP2013-W3922 SEPT TO 29 SEPT 2013
Week of 22 Sept 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
47
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
33
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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 Batman: Arkham Origins, WWE 2K14, Killzone: Shadow Fall
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Battlefield 4, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about CastleStorm, CastleStorm: The Warrior Queen, Forza Motorsport 5
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Final Fantasy XIV Online, FIFA 14, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Hellraid
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (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
KS
Katie Seville
Game Informer·26 Sept 2013
Forza Motorsport 5 Preview - Turn 10 Releases First Direct-Feed Gameplay FootagepreviewonForza Motorsport 5
IP
Isaac Perry
Game Informer·26 Sept 2013
Shadow Warrior Preview - Slicing And Dicing To Stan Bush's "You've Got The Touch"previewonShadow Warrior
MT
Mike Trinh
Game Informer·25 Sept 2013
Furmins Preview - The Popular iOS Game Arrives On Vita Next MonthpreviewonFurmins
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.