RECAP2021-W3819 SEPT TO 26 SEPT 2021
Week of 19 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
112
-1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
85
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
66
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +4700%
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
OUT NOW
13
PIECES
12 writers · 12 outlets
RW
DP
PH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Sable
OUT NOW
8
PIECES
8 writers · 8 outlets
AB
TN
RW
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
SB
BS
AD
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 Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, Share
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
DT
Daniel Tack
Writing about Actraiser Renaissance, Card Games, Diablo II: Resurrected
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Bayonetta 3
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, Mario Golf: Super Rush
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about A Winding Path, Diablo II: Resurrected, Potion Craft
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 80 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.