RECAP2014-W1323 MAR TO 30 MAR 2014
Week of 23 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
34
-31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
32
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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
Pinball Heroes
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JM
MF
TRENDING▲ +100%
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
DT
TRENDING▲ +300%
Trials Fusion
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
1 writers · 1 outlets
SH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Watch Dogs
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +33%
Wolfenstein: The New Order
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Galactic Civilizations III
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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 Pinball Heroes, Prodigy, Star Wars: Assault Team
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
IF
Isaac Federspiel
Writing about Carmageddon: Reincarnation, Not a Hero, Project Spark
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
CK
Cameron KochGameSpot
Writing about Goat Simulator, Mind Zero, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Enemy Front, Hand of Fate, Landmark
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
SH
Shin Hieftje
Writing about Alien: Isolation, Perils of Man, Trials Fusion
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
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
PB
Peter Brown
GameSpot·28 Mar 2014
Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2 - Revelations Reviewreview References sequel onShadows
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.