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'D23 Effect' Sends Kingdom Hearts to Top of Charts Over Two Decades After Release
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TDGN Brief
What began as a DualShockers report yesterday is now carried by 15 outlets, with coverage spread over 22.8 hours.
The fastest follow came from Kotaku, 3.2 hours behind the first report. The median outlet followed 12.1 hours after the break. The most recent pickup, DualShockers, landed an hour ago.
Early movers: DualShockers, Kotaku, GameRant — with 12 more following. DualShockers was the latest arrival, 22.8 hours behind the break.
TDGN's index has been following this beat: Kingdom Hearts (111 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the biggest of them.
- First report: DualShockers, yesterday
- 15 outlets over 22.8 hours · median lag 12.1 hours
- Beat: Kingdom Hearts (111 stories tracked)
This briefing is compiled automatically by TDGN’s newsroom systems from 15 outlets’ reports and TDGN’s own coverage tracking — no generative AI — and it updates as coverage develops. The outlets’ original reporting is linked below.
Who reported it, and when
- first DualShockers Kingdom Hearts 4: Final Fantasy 15 Might Finally Get a Starring Role
- +3h Kotaku Until Dawn And Kingdom Hearts Star Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36
- +4h GameRant Kingdom Hearts Actress Hayden Panettiere Has Died
- +8h GamingOnLinux KINGDOM HEARTS IV releases late in 2027 - Steam page is up with a new trailer
- +9h GamesRadar+ Kingdom Hearts 4 delay "is not happening," Tetsuya Nomura says after fans immediately doubt the RPG's late 2027 launch window: "I want to set the record straight"
- +10h PC Gamer Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 36
- +11h GamesRadar+ Kingdom Hearts 4 hype sees the series' first collection top Steam's sales chart, becoming the best-selling paid game on the store following a big discount
- +11h GameSpot Hayden Panettiere, Heroes And Kingdom Hearts Star, Dies At 36
- +13h Polygon Hayden Panettiere, Star of Heroes and Kingdom Hearts, Dies at 36
- +13h Siliconera Kingdom Hearts Kairi Voice Actress Hayden Panettiere Died
- +13h Kotaku Don’t Worry About Delays,Kingdom Hearts 4 Directors Say Late 2027 Release Date Is ‘A 100-Percent Thing’
- +14h Siliconera Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Crossovers Include Persona 5 and Kingdom Hearts
- +19h IGN Kingdom Hearts Becomes Second Top-Selling Steam Game in the U.S. After Extended D23 Trailer Sparks Fan Excitement
- +21h GamesRadar+ After 8 years, Kingdom Hearts 4 will realize "an idea that we had since Kingdom Hearts 3," Tetsuya Nomura says
- +23h DualShockers 'D23 Effect' Sends Kingdom Hearts to Top of Charts Over Two Decades After Release
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