RECAP2021-W3926 SEPT TO 3 OCT 2021
Week of 26 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
130
+16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
93
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
83
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.
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 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Far Cry 6, FIFA 22
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
DH
Daniel Hollis
Writing about Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Halo Infinite, Scarlet Nexus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Airport Renovator, Anno: Mutationem, Apico
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Halo Infinite, eFootball, FIFA 22
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Apico, Bonfire Peaks, Death Becomes You
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 88 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
HH
Hayden Hefford
Rock Paper Shotgun·1 Oct 2021
The 13 best Steam Next Fest demos you should play this OctoberrounduponUndungeon+ 9 more
IJ
Ign Japan Staff
IGN·1 Oct 2021
Dungeon Encounters: Hands-On Preview - Tokyo Game Show 2021previewonDungeon Encounters
AH
Alicia Haddick
Kotaku
Rock Paper Shotgun·28 Sept 2021
How NEO: The World Ends With You captures the 15 year evolution of Shibuya, and is a better game for itfeatureonNEO: The World Ends with You
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.