RECAP2021-W067 FEB TO 14 FEB 2021
Week of 7 Feb 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
93
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
68
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
58
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▲ +2300%
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
CP
IW
SW
TRENDING▲ +633%
Little Nightmares II
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
SH
TO
AG
TRENDING▲ +620%
Persona 5 Strikers
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
CC
MH
RW
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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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Code Vein, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Little Nightmares II, Milkmaid of the Milky Way, Tiny Lands
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing, Nuts, Puss!
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
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Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Persona 5 Strikers, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Sunday (2).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Gal*Gun Returns, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, Persona 5 Strikers
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 63 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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De'Angelo Epps
Polygon·11 Feb 2021
Ghosts ’n Goblins creator opens up about Resurrection and video game difficultyinterview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.