RECAP2021-W2230 MAY TO 6 JUN 2021
Week of 30 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
73
-18% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
55
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
81
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
NEO: The World Ends with You
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RV
MS
CD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Necromunda: Hired Gun
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
TN
LC
R
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Stonefly
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
3 writers · 4 outlets
ST
CD
RW
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.
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Mighty Goose, Super Bomberman R Online
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about F1 2021, Operation: Tango, Stonefly
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Bayonetta 3, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
DH
Daniel Hollis
Writing about Halo Infinite, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Resident Evil Village
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 50 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.