RECAP2021-W0821 FEB TO 28 FEB 2021
Week of 21 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
105
+22% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
60
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
94
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.
TRENDING▲ +1233%
Bravely Default II
OUT NOW
11
PIECES
10 writers · 10 outlets
AW
SW
AW
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
CC
CD
TM
TRENDING▲ +700%
Valheim
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4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
CL
KH
EK
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.
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Cyberpunk, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (12).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Monster Jam Steel Titans 2, Madden NFL 21, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Astro's Playroom, Bloodborne, Bugsnax
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, Hellish Quart, Stonefly
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Returnal, Creature in the Well, Roller Champions
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 55 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.