RECAP2014-W4028 SEPT TO 5 OCT 2014
Week of 28 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
38
-12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
15
across 1 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 Amplitude, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Driveclub
FILED
13 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (2).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Take a Look, Assassin's Creed Unity, N++
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about F.E.A.R. Online, LEGO The Lord of the Rings
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Far Cry 4, Murasaki Baby
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
AR
Andrew Reiner
Writing about Skylanders: Trap Team, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 10 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
SS
Sam Stewart
Game Informer·1 Oct 2014
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.