RECAP2020-W5327 DEC TO 3 JAN 2021
Week of 27 Dec 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
92
-23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
44
across 10 outlets
GAMES COVERED
123
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.
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Banjo-Tooie, Burnout Paradise Remastered, Descenders
FILED
17 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Microsoft Flight Simulator, Tell Me Why, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
R
Rps
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Demon's Souls, Astro's Playroom
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about The Last of Us Part II, Fall Guys, Final Fantasy VII Remake
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 39 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
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Madeline Thompson
Nintendo Life·28 Dec 2020
How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Brought Me Closer To My Dad During LockdownfeatureonAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.