RECAP2014-W415 OCT TO 12 OCT 2014
Week of 5 Oct 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
28
-26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
11
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
23
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 Sunset Overdrive, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (4).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Evolve, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Driveclub, One Upon Light, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (3).
JJ
Joe Juba
Writing about Bayonetta 2, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Costume Quest 2, The Evil Within
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 6 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
JD
Jason Dafnis
Game Informer·7 Oct 2014
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.