RECAP2014-W4212 OCT TO 19 OCT 2014
Week of 12 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
44
+57% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
36
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.
MF
Mike Futter
Writing about Assassin's Creed Rogue, Assassin's Creed Unity, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
FILED
19 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about I am Bread, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Mighty No. 9
FILED
9 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
SS
Sam Stewart
Writing about Battleline: Steel Warfare, Deathtrap, Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
JD
Jason Dafnis
Writing about F1 2014, The Crew
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
MM
Matt MillerGame Informer
Writing about Orcs Must Die! Unchained
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.