RECAP2021-W403 OCT TO 10 OCT 2021
Week of 3 Oct 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
-14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
79
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Back 4 Blood, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Ring of Pain
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Battlefield 2042, Far Cry 6, Halo Infinite
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Friday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about FIFA 22, Halo Infinite
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Bounty Battle, Brawlhalla, Brawlout
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
MV
Mitch VogelNintendo Life
Writing about Beast Breaker, Monster Crown, Untold Story
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (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.