RECAP2014-W0816 FEB TO 23 FEB 2014
Week of 16 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
47
+4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
15
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
39
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Order: 1886
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
BR
MF
TRENDING 0%
The Elder Scrolls Online
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
JC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Treachery in Beatdown City
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
MF
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dark Souls II
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Call of Duty: Ghosts
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Dark Souls II, Deep Down
FILED
13 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche, Blood of the Werewolf, Deception IV: Blood Ties
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (6), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars, Earth Defense Force 2025, Transistor
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Chasm, The Elder Scrolls Online, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Daylight, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 10 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.