RECAP2014-W0923 FEB TO 2 MAR 2014
Week of 23 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
35
-26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
33
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▲ +167%
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JC
MK
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
JM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Demon Gaze
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
SH
IF
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 Dark Souls II, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn, Exploration
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (3).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Dungeon Defenders II, LEGO The Hobbit, Reborn
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
IF
Isaac Federspiel
Writing about Dead Island: Epidemic, Demon Gaze, Ether One
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
CK
Cameron KochGameSpot
Writing about Divinity: Original Sin, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition, The Fight: Lights Out
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Pac-Man Museum
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 8 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.