RECAP2014-W4319 OCT TO 26 OCT 2014
Week of 19 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
36
-18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
13
across 1 outlets
GAMES COVERED
32
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.
TRENDING▲ +500%
WWE 2K15
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 1 outlets
MK
SS
MF
TRENDING▲ +700%
Sunset Overdrive
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
AR
MF
TRENDING▲ +167%
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
2 writers · 1 outlets
JM
MF
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Bayonetta 2
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +300%
Far Cry 4
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
-20%
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
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 Unity, Costume Quest 2, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
FILED
14 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
SS
Sam Stewart
Writing about Bladestorm: Nightmare, Camp Pokémon, WWE 2K15
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2).
MK
Matthew KatoGame Informer
Writing about Evolve, Lost Sea, WWE 2K15
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (2).
JD
Jason Dafnis
Writing about Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, Project CARS, Table Top Racing: World Tour
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (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.