RECAP2021-W0714 FEB TO 21 FEB 2021
Week of 14 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
86
-8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
53
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
114
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
AD
AB
CD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Knockout City
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
MS
CS
ET
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Second Extinction
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 3 outlets
JG
DH
SS
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.
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about 30XX, Evil Genius 2: World Domination, Mu Cartographer
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Diablo IV, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, Mu Cartographer
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Valheim, Knockout City
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Diablo IV, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about MLB The Show 21, Madden NFL 21, FIFA 21
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (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
MK
Melissa King
Rock Paper Shotgun·17 Feb 2021
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.