RECAP2021-W182 MAY TO 9 MAY 2021
Week of 2 May 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
79
-11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
57
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
70
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Battlefield V, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Gears 5
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Kate Gray
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Wednesday (1).
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Apex Legends, Before I Forget, Don't Panic
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Saturday (1).
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Daniel Hollis
Writing about Assassin's Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dying Light 2: Stay Human
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2).
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Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Mortal Kombat 11
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 52 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
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Holly-Boson
Polygon·7 May 2021
New quests and voices add even more political edge to Disco Elysium: The Final CutreviewonDisco Elysium: The Final Cut
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.