RECAP2014-W4716 NOV TO 23 NOV 2014
Week of 16 Nov 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
-7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
15
across 2 outlets
GAMES COVERED
21
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 Bloodborne, WWE 2K15
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (2).
JD
Jason Dafnis
Writing about Bladestorm: Nightmare, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
KH
Kyle HilliardGame Informer
Writing about Devil's Third, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Pokémon Omega Ruby
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SS
Sam Stewart
Writing about Evolve, Omega Quintet
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2).
JC
Jeff Cork
Writing about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.