RECAP2021-W2520 JUN TO 27 JUN 2021
Week of 20 Jun 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
102
+4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
83
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▲ +3500%
Mario Golf: Super Rush
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9
PIECES
9 writers · 8 outlets
CP
BS
AD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Scarlet Nexus
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
BC
RR
EV
TRENDING▲ +2300%
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
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6
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
RP
TN
KH
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 Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, Gang Beasts, GreedFall
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
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Alex Donaldson
Writing about Game Builder Garage, Legend of Mana, Mario Golf: Super Rush
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
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Daniel Hollis
Writing about Batman: Arkham Knight, Chivalry 2, Forza Horizon 5
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Sunday (2).
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Alice Bell
Writing about Sunless Skies
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
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Christian DonlanEurogamer
Writing about Mario Golf: Super Rush, Phantom Abyss, Umurangi Generation: Special Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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.