RECAP2013-W5115 DEC TO 22 DEC 2013
Week of 15 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
31
+24% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
30
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Star Wars: Attack Squadrons
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Dying Light, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about LEGO The Hobbit, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Titanfall
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about The Room Two, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Nosgoth, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.