RECAP2020-W4822 NOV TO 29 NOV 2020
Week of 22 Nov 2020The 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
71
-43% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
53
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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%
Destiny 2: Beyond Light
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
EG
AW
TN
TRENDING -6%
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
4 writers · 5 outlets
WY
AG
ET
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Football Manager 2021
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
CT
PI
FJ
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
-33%
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
OUT NOW
1 writers · 2 outlets
-69%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
OUT NOW
1 writers · 2 outlets
-75%
Ghost of Tsushima
OUT NOW
1 writers · 1 outlets
▲ +100%
Cyberpunk 2077
OUT NOW
1 writers · 2 outlets
-50%
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Ghost of Tsushima, Bloodborne, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Black Friday, Control, Doom Eternal
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Until You Fall
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Godfall
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 48 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
TS
Tc Sottek
The Verge·24 Nov 2020
Black Ops Cold War is a great game trapped inside Call of DutyreviewonCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
BL
Brad Lang
Rock Paper Shotgun·24 Nov 2020
Baldur's Gate 3 gave me new respect for my real life Dungeon MasterfeatureonBaldur's Gate III & Dungeon Master
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.