RECAP2021-W5226 DEC TO 2 JAN 2022
Week of 26 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
134
-22% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
61
across 11 outlets
GAMES COVERED
215
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.
GL
Gavin LaneNintendo Life
Writing about Bastion, Sonic Mania, Hades
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (11), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about The Garden Path, Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda, Fire Tonight
FILED
11 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (2), Thursday (6), Friday (2).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Persona 5 Strikers, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
R
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).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Hitman 3, Gran Turismo 7
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 56 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
KP
Keith Pullin
Nintendo Life·2 Jan 2022
Nintendo Hotliner Life 1990–93: Manning The Phones During The Console Warsfeature
SO
Sean Olson
Screen Rant·30 Dec 2021
Every Upcoming Marvel Game Currently In Development (2026)newsonMarvel's Wolverine
CB
Chad Bouton
Nintendo Life·28 Dec 2021
How Accessible Are Zelda, Pokémon And Animal Crossing For Blind Gamers?featureonSuper Mario Odyssey+ 3 more
B
B-Lay
Nintendo Life·28 Dec 2021
Artist Kamui Fujiwara Talks Terranigma Amid Drive To Resurrect Classic SNES RPGfeatureonTerranigma
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.