RECAP2014-W2622 JUN TO 29 JUN 2014
Week of 22 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
36
+64% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
29
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 Hyrule Warriors, Killing Floor 2, Shovel Knight
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3).
HM
Harry MacKin
Writing about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Goat Simulator, Kingdom Under Fire II
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Azure Striker Gunvolt, Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Saturday (3).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Fenix Rage, No Man's Sky, Space Hulk: Deathwing
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3).
DG
Dimitri Gedevanishvili
Writing about Dead Island: Epidemic, Road Not Taken, Warriors Orochi 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.