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Gamers in Ireland and the UK can get their hands on free items in World of Warcraft from McDonald’s

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4outlets covering
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+12hmedian lag
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TDGN Brief

4 newsrooms are on this story. GameRant published first 18 hours ago; the rest followed at a median of 12.4 hours.

PC Gamer was quickest to confirm, arriving 1.7 hours after GameRant. Half the pack had the story within 12.4 hours — a slower burn than most front-page stories. The pack has settled: no new outlet in 1.9 hours.

GameRant, PC Gamer, TheGamer led the coverage; another 1 outlets have since picked it up.

TDGN's index has been following this beat: World of Warcraft (12 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the latest of them.

  • First report: GameRant, 18 hours ago
  • 4 outlets over 16.5 hours · median lag 12.4 hours
  • Beat: World of Warcraft (12 stories tracked)

This briefing is compiled automatically by TDGN’s newsroom systems from 4 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

  1. first GameRant Brand-New World of Warcraft Release is One of a Kind, But There's a Catch
  2. +2h PC Gamer 10 tips from a World of Warcraft art lead for getting started creating amazing houses in WoW
  3. +12h TheGamer Halo Armor And Every Other Xbox Reward You Can Unlock At McDonald's
  4. +17h Massively OP Gamers in Ireland and the UK can get their hands on free items in World of Warcraft from McDonald’s

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Rising4 outlets·0.3/hr nowtop 12%first: GameRant

Gamers in Ireland and the UK can get their hands on free items in World of Warcraft from McDonald’s

It might sound like the most American thing on the planet, going to McDonald’s to get some in-game goodies, but no, this promotion being run by Xbox and the fast food mega-giant is specifically for our friends in the UK and Ireland: Side Missions are back once again.

For those who aren’t familiar, this promo ran last year […]

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