RECAP2013-W5222 DEC TO 29 DEC 2013
Week of 22 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
16
-48% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
8
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
12
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Atlas, Deep Down, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Endless Boss Fight
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1).
BR
Ben Reeves
Writing about Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, EA Sports UFC
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Game of Thrones
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Sunday (1).
DR
Dan Ryckert
Writing about République
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 3 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.