RECAP2014-W248 JUN TO 15 JUN 2014
Week of 8 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
117
+86% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
18
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
79
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.
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Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about FIFA 15, Batman: Arkham Knight, Battlefield Hardline
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Lords of the Fallen
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (4), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
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Joe Juba
Writing about Abyss Odyssey, Arena of Fate, Citizens of Earth
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (5), Thursday (3), Friday (1).
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Ben ReevesGame Informer
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham Knight, Bayonetta 2
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Matt Helgeson
Writing about Deadfall Adventures, Dying Light, Hellraid
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 13 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
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Ivan Ho
GameSpot·10 Jun 2014
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.