RECAP2021-W1328 MAR TO 4 APR 2021
Week of 28 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
78
-28% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
55
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
59
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
BC
ZH
AD
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Balan Wonderworld
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
CA
MR
TM
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Narita Boy
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
OR
RR
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Days Gone, Demon's Souls, Horizon Zero Dawn
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Reaction
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy VII Remake, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, UnderMine
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Saturday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Grand Theft Auto Online
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
RW
Rachel Watts
Writing about Genesis Noir, Narita Boy, Shelter 3
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 50 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.