RECAP2014-W323 AUG TO 10 AUG 2014
Week of 3 Aug 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
44
+13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
40
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Pokémon Omega Ruby, Hyrule Warriors, Natural Doctrine
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (4).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Assassin's Creed Rogue, Hyrule Warriors, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Friday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Action Henk, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, EA Sports
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
MH
Matt Helgeson
Writing about Dying Light, Metrico, Metro Redux
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (3).
DG
Dimitri Gedevanishvili
Writing about Broforce, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1, Moonrise
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 7 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.