RECAP2014-W3921 SEPT TO 28 SEPT 2014
Week of 21 Sept 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
43
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
12
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
33
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.
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (4).
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about NBA 2K15, Far Cry 4, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (3).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Forza Horizon 2, FIFA 15, OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (2).
MB
Matt Bertz
Writing about NBA 2K15, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (4).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Assassin's Creed Unity
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.