RECAP2021-W1618 APR TO 25 APR 2021
Week of 18 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
89
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
69
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▲ +833%
Nier Replicant
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 5 outlets
CP
SW
AW
TRENDING▲ +300%
MLB The Show 21
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
RW
SW
SB
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
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5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
CC
AD
MH
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 Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, MLB The Show 21
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Ball, Destroy All Humans!, Fable Anniversary
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (1).
CD
Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about ScourgeBringer
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Atelier Mysterious Trilogy DX, Picross S6, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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.