RECAP2021-W2016 MAY TO 23 MAY 2021
Week of 16 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
87
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
74
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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.
DH
Daniel Hollis
Writing about Resident Evil Village, We Need To Talk, Biomutant
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Dorfromantik
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Rise of the Slime, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne - HD Remaster, Samurai Warriors 5, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Deathloop
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
ME
Molly Edwards
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.