RECAP2021-W4828 NOV TO 5 DEC 2021
Week of 28 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
91
+26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
46
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.
SG
Stuart Gipp
Writing about Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa: Decadence, Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (2), Saturday (1).
R
Rps
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Mario Kart 7
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Halo Infinite, Lawn Mowing Simulator, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
JG
Jada Griffin
IGN
IGN·1 Dec 2021
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story ReviewreviewonRuined King: A League of Legends Story
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.