RECAP2014-W062 FEB TO 9 FEB 2014
Week of 2 Feb 2014The 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
38
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
44
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▲ +60%
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
MF
TRENDING▲ +167%
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
MK
TRENDING▲ +33%
The Elder Scrolls Online
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
DT
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Resident Evil 4
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
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 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Dying Light
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Frozen Synapse Prime, Frozen Synapse: Tactics, Hegemony Rome: Rise of Caesar
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (3).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Drakengard 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (3).
DT
Daniel Tack
Writing about The Elder Scrolls Online, Landmark
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
CK
Cameron KochGameSpot
Writing about Child of Light, Velocity Ultra
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 6 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.