RECAP2021-W4614 NOV TO 21 NOV 2021
Week of 14 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
107
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
66
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.
TRENDING▲ +1233%
Halo Infinite
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
10 writers · 9 outlets
WY
FG
NC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
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8
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RV
SW
CC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
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7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
RW
FB
AB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Battlefield 2042
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7 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +211%
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
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6 writers · 6 outlets
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
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3 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +500%
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +71%
Inscryption
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2 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +33%
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 Halo Infinite, Mortal Shell
FILED
8 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2).
DP
Dom PeppiattEurogamer
Writing about Dying Light 2: Stay Human, The Last of Us Part II
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Deathloop, Elden Ring, It Takes Two
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1).
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Toree 2, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about God of War Ragnarök, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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
OK
Oisin Kuhnke
Rock Paper Shotgun
Rock Paper Shotgun·17 Nov 2021
This chaotic digital zine showcases small indie games that deserve a spotlightfeature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.