RECAP2021-W3422 AUG TO 29 AUG 2021
Week of 22 Aug 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
139
+30% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
87
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
59
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.
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.
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Park Beyond, Saints Row, Diablo II: Resurrected
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Psychonauts 2, Saints Row, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DT
Daniel Tack
Writing about Elden Ring
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (5).
DH
Daniel Hollis
Writing about Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Jurassic World Evolution 2, Riders Republic
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 82 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
TG
Ty Galiz-Rowe
GameSpot
VG247·23 Aug 2021
Psychonauts 2 Review - fun, funny, heartfelt, and a game of the year contenderreviewonPsychonauts 2
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.