RECAP2021-W495 DEC TO 12 DEC 2021
Week of 5 Dec 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
103
+13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
87
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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▲ +258%
Halo Infinite
OUT NOW
20
PIECES
17 writers · 13 outlets
FG
JA
BC
TRENDING▲ +1100%
It Takes Two
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
EM
LC
MS
TRENDING▲ +1500%
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
CC
HC
OT
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Star Wars: Eclipse
3 writers · 4 outlets
The Matrix: Awakens - An Unreal Engine 5 Experience
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
OUT NOW
2 writers · 3 outlets
Alan Wake II
OUT NOW
2 writers · 2 outlets
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.
R
Rps
Writing about Advent Calendar
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Halo Infinite, Share
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (3).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Elex II, Star Wars: Eclipse, Wytchwood
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Grid Legends
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Sunday (1).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Share
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.