RECAP2014-W1827 APR TO 4 MAY 2014
Week of 27 Apr 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
28
-20% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
10
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
17
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.
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 Hellraid, Madden NFL 15, MLB 14: The Show
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Watch Dogs: Season Pass, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Destiny
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4).
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about Super Time Force, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Daylight, Child of Light
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 5 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.