RECAP2013-W4610 NOV TO 17 NOV 2013
Week of 10 Nov 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
37
+6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
26
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▲ +700%
Killzone: Shadow Fall
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
DR
MH
TRENDING▲ +700%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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3
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
DR
TRENDING▲ +700%
Thief
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2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
MF
MT
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Need for Speed: Rivals
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Resogun
OUT NOW
2 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +700%
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1
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2 writers · 1 outlets
XCOM: Enemy Within
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
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 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Payday 2, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (4).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Infamous: Second Son, Landmark, Thief
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about Need for Speed: Rivals, Resogun, XCOM: Enemy Within
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (3).
DR
Dan Ryckert
Writing about Killzone: Shadow Fall, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Fighter Within, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Ryse: Son of Rome
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), 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.