RECAP2021-W457 NOV TO 14 NOV 2021
Week of 7 Nov 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
109
+4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
74
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
88
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.
TRENDING▲ +633%
Call of Duty: Vanguard
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11
PIECES
11 writers · 9 outlets
ET
SS
DH
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Battlefield 2042
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10
PIECES
9 writers · 9 outlets
AV
JD
MR
TRENDING▲ +50%
Forza Horizon 5
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
DH
FG
AD
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Elden Ring
OUT NOW
6 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +500%
Bright Memory: Infinite
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Jurassic World Evolution 2
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +300%
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
OUT NOW
2 writers · 4 outlets
Halo Infinite
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +700%
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.
DH
Daniel Hollis
Writing about Forza Horizon 5, Fallout 4, Call of Duty: Vanguard
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Elden Ring
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 5
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Peter Talisman: Lord of the Harvest, Unpacking
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Call of Duty: Vanguard, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 69 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
RD
Richard Dicicco
Nintendo Life·11 Nov 2021
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.