RECAP2021-W1511 APR TO 18 APR 2021
Week of 11 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
92
+12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
64
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
102
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.
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Banjo-Tooie, Deliver Us the Moon, Forza Horizon 4
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Astria Ascending, Coronavirus, Final Fantasy
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Angry Golf, Astro Aqua Kitty, Kingdom of Arcadia
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Astro's Playroom, Blood & Truth, Bugsnax
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1).
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Liana Ruppert
Writing about Brütal Legend, Final Fantasy XIV Online, Halo Infinite
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 59 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
AV
Ana Valens
Polygon·13 Apr 2021
Steam’s bestselling, big-budget porn game has got nothing on these queer gamesopinion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.