RECAP2014-W231 JUN TO 8 JUN 2014
Week of 1 Jun 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
63
+133% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
16
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
46
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.
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Ultra Street Fighter IV
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
MM
JO
HM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Battlefield Hardline
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
MB
KH
TRENDING▲ +700%
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
KH
AR
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 Star Citizen, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
FILED
13 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Sniper Elite III, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, PlanetSide 2
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (6), Friday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tomodachi Life
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
AR
Andrew Reiner
Writing about Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Digital World, Murdered: Soul Suspect
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
BR
Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate, Skylanders: Trap Team, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 11 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.