RECAP2021-W144 APR TO 11 APR 2021
Week of 4 Apr 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
82
+5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
53
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
65
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.
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.
BK
Ben Kuchera
Writing about Diablo II: Resurrected, Before Your Eyes, Star Wars: Republic Commando
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Days Gone, Bloodborne, Dreams
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Oddworld: Soulstorm, Outriders
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat, Oddworld: Soulstorm
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3).
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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.