RECAP2021-W1221 MAR TO 28 MAR 2021
Week of 21 Mar 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
108
+21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
69
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
118
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▲ +529%
It Takes Two
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 10 outlets
AB
RP
CP
TRENDING▲ +1900%
Monster Hunter Rise
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
SA
HC
MR
TRENDING▲ +700%
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
KG
CA
KW
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.
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Harvest Moon: One World, Coral Island
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Paper Beast, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Lord of the Rings, RetroMania Wrestling, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CT
Chris TapsellEurogamer
Writing about Death's Door, Nobody Saves the World
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
SN
Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Writing about It Takes Two, Second Extinction
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 64 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
Mahin Kesore
Eurogamer·27 Mar 2021
Playing Super Mario Sunshine reminds me of a recent tragedy in my countryfeatureonSuper Mario Sunshine
BB
Ben Brosofsky
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·23 Mar 2021
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's Historical Figures & Real-Life CharactersnewsonAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag
EH
Eva Herinkova
Screen Rant·23 Mar 2021
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's Historical Figures & Real-Life CharactersnewsonAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.