RECAP2021-W5119 DEC TO 26 DEC 2021
Week of 19 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
172
+47% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
72
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
200
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
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Kate Gray
Writing about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (21), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
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Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Astrologaster, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda
FILED
17 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (13), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
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Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Axiom Verge 2, Before I Forget, Death's Door
FILED
16 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (11), Saturday (1), Sunday (4).
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Kerry Brunskill
Writing about Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand, Cotton Boomerang, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Friday (9), Sunday (1).
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Rps
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).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 67 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
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Toby Saunders
Nintendo Life·26 Dec 2021
Nintendo Pocket Football Club Really Needs A Sequel On SwitchopiniononNintendo Pocket Football Club
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James Troughton
Nintendo Life·26 Dec 2021
Turning 'Peaceful' Into 'Frantic' With Animal Crossing's Speedrunning ScenefeatureonTurning
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Ted Hazell
Nintendo Life·24 Dec 2021
Fire Emblem And 8 Other Nintendo Franchises That Need A TV SeriesfeatureonFire Emblem: Three Houses+ 6 more
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Kelsey Endter
Eurogamer·21 Dec 2021
Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker is a storytelling masterpiecefeatureonFinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.