RECAP2021-W0210 JAN TO 17 JAN 2021
Week of 10 Jan 2021The 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
61
-8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
43
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
84
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▲ +1900%
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
ST
BR
AF
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Persona 5 Strikers
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
RR
BS
MH
TRENDING -14%
Final Fantasy VII Remake
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
SB
LC
AM
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.
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Daniel Hollis
Writing about Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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Alice Bell
Writing about Knee Deep, Rage 2
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
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Nate Crowley
Writing about Absolute, Dawn of Man, Mars Horizon
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Resident Evil Village, Deathloop, Death Stranding
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Pocket Watch, Little Nightmares II
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 38 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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Ashley-Barry-Biancuzzo
Polygon·17 Jan 2021
How Breath of the Wild’s Zelda helped me come to terms with my bisexualityopinion
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Maria Meluso
Screen Rant·12 Jan 2021
The Best Cyberware in Cyberpunk 2077 (& Where to Find Them)newsonCyberpunk 2077
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.