RECAP2013-W4029 SEPT TO 6 OCT 2013
Week of 29 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
44
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
39
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%
NBA 2K14
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 1 outlets
MK
MB
IP
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Super Mario 3D World
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2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
JC
TRENDING▲ +300%
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
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2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
KW
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 Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1, Call of Duty: Ghosts
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (3).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, F1 2013, NBA 2K14
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Battlefield 4, Grand Theft Auto Online, Madden NFL 25
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Thursday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Super Mario 3D World, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.