RECAP2013-W508 DEC TO 15 DEC 2013
Week of 8 Dec 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
25
+39% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
9
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
22
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.
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 Dementium II, Kerbal Space Program, Pokémon FireRed Version
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Halo: Spartan Assault, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, The Elder Scrolls Online
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Wednesday (2).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about EA Sports UFC, Need for Speed: Rivals, Pokémon Bank
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (3).
DR
Dan Ryckert
Writing about Fighter Within
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Daylight, Doki-Doki Universe
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 4 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.