RECAP2014-W3020 JUL TO 27 JUL 2014
Week of 20 Jul 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
52
+100% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
50
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 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas, Hyrule Warriors
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Escape Dead Island, Halo 2, Halo: The Master Chief Collection
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (4), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
WS
Wayne Stainrook
Writing about EndGame, Fenix Rage, FireFall
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
DG
Dimitri Gedevanishvili
Writing about Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, Fairy Fencer F, Forza Horizon 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Madden NFL 15, NHL 15, Burnout Paradise
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 8 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.