RECAP2021-W0531 JAN TO 7 FEB 2021
Week of 31 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
90
-5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
61
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
73
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +1300%
Destruction AllStars
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
WY
ST
JD
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
VB
FG
CM
TRENDING▲ +700%
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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3
PIECES
2 writers · 2 outlets
LR
PH
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Little Nightmares II
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
NC
Nate Crowley
Writing about Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Resident Evil Village, Total War: Warhammer III
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Dorfromantik, Lunark, Minute of Islands
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Little Nightmares II, Roguebook, Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about The Medium, The Sexy Brutale
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 56 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.