RECAP2021-W3712 SEPT TO 19 SEPT 2021
Week of 12 Sept 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
113
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
79
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
52
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Halo Infinite
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
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Rebekah ValentineKotaku
Writing about DokeV, Toem
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (3).
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Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Bloodwash, Cruis'n Blast, Skatebird
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (1).
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Kate Gray
Writing about Burnout, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Mario Sunshine
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Sunday (1).
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Alice Bell
Writing about Solar Ash, Tails of Iron, Toem
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 74 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.