RECAP2014-W1216 MAR TO 23 MAR 2014
Week of 16 Mar 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
49
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
45
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%
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
IF
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Kinect Sports Rivals
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
MF
TRENDING 0%
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
KH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dragon Age: Inquisition
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Child of Light
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Hyper Light Drifter
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Watch Dogs
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
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 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Kid Icarus: Uprising
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Kinect Sports Rivals, Leo's Fortune, Sleeping Prince
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Thursday (5).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Wulverblade, Fru, Habitat
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Angry Birds Epic, Sacred 3
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Child of Light, Deception IV: Blood Ties, EA Sports UFC
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2).
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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.