RECAP2021-W2811 JUL TO 18 JUL 2021
Week of 11 Jul 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
+14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
53
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
46
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
TN
CC
CD
TRENDING▲ +1900%
F1 2021
OUT NOW
5
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
ST
FG
MR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Company of Heroes 3
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
CT
LH
CH
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about F1 2021, Forza Horizon 5
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (2).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Aragami 2, Final Fantasy XIV Online, King's Bounty II
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Desperados III, Narita Boy, Penko Park
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
OT
Ollie TomsRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Loop Hero
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Aragami 2, Ashes of Creation, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 48 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
SR
Sahira Raja
Eurogamer·15 Jul 2021
The mystery of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas' mass gravefeatureonGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
LW
Liam Wiseman
Nintendo Life·14 Jul 2021
Soapbox: Nintendo Is More Collaborative And Open Than Ever, Which Benefits Us Allopinion
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.