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Kingdom Hearts Voice Actor Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36

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IGN broke this story yesterday, and 27 more newsrooms have run it since — 28 in all, spread over 23.3 hours.

The fastest follow came from Kotaku, 32 minutes behind the first report. The median outlet followed 9.6 hours after the break. The most recent pickup, Nintendo Life, landed an hour ago.

Early movers: IGN, Kotaku, GameRant — with 25 more following. Nintendo Life was the latest arrival, 23.3 hours behind the break.

TDGN's index has been following this beat: Kingdom Hearts (112 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the biggest of them.

  • First report: IGN, yesterday
  • 28 outlets over 23.3 hours · median lag 9.6 hours
  • Beat: Kingdom Hearts (112 stories tracked)

This briefing is compiled automatically by TDGN’s newsroom systems from 28 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 IGN Heroes Star Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36
  2. +32m Kotaku Until Dawn And Kingdom Hearts Star Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36
  3. +1h GameRant Kingdom Hearts Actress Hayden Panettiere Has Died
  4. +2h Push Square Until Dawn's Hayden Panettiere Tragically Passes Away Aged Just 36
  5. +3h TheGamer Hayden Panettiere, Known For Roles In Kingdom Hearts And Until Dawn, Dead At 36
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  7. +6h Dexerto – Games Scream and Until Dawn actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36
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  9. +6h GamesRadar+ Kingdom Hearts anime is going all-in on the mystery, and I wouldn't have it any other way
  10. +6h 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"
  11. +7h PC Gamer Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn actress Hayden Panettiere has died at 36
  12. +8h 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
  13. +8h Pure Xbox Kingdom Hearts IV Joins Xbox Play Anywhere, Along With Multiple Other Surprises
  14. +9h GameSpot Hayden Panettiere, Heroes And Kingdom Hearts Star, Dies At 36
  15. +10h Kotaku Kingdom Hearts Fans Watched History This Weekend, And Now It’s Taken On A More Tragic Poignance
  16. +10h GameSpot Kingdom Hearts 4 Delay, You Say? No Way, Series Co-Creator States
  17. +10h Polygon Hayden Panettiere, Star of Heroes and Kingdom Hearts, Dies at 36
  18. +10h Siliconera Kingdom Hearts Kairi Voice Actress Hayden Panettiere Died
  19. +11h Kotaku Don’t Worry About Delays,Kingdom Hearts 4 Directors Say Late 2027 Release Date Is ‘A 100-Percent Thing’
  20. +11h Siliconera Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Crossovers Include Persona 5 and Kingdom Hearts
  21. +13h IGN Tributes to Hayden Panettiere Pour in From Scream Co-Stars, Plus Fans of Kingdom Hearts and Until Dawn
  22. +16h GameSpot Kingdom Hearts 4 Lets You Play As The Final Fantasy Universe’s Most Powerful Black Mage
  23. +16h GameRant Kingdom Hearts 4's Coco Reveal Just Put One Major Concern to Rest
  24. +16h Kotaku Kingdom Hearts’ Kairi Actor Pays Tribute To Hayden Panettiere: ‘From One Kairi To Another, I Just Wanted To Acknowledge The Tremendous Loss’
  25. +16h IGN Kingdom Hearts Becomes Second Top-Selling Steam Game in the U.S. After Extended D23 Trailer Sparks Fan Excitement
  26. +18h GamesRadar+ After 8 years, Kingdom Hearts 4 will realize "an idea that we had since Kingdom Hearts 3," Tetsuya Nomura says
  27. +20h DualShockers 'D23 Effect' Sends Kingdom Hearts to Top of Charts Over Two Decades After Release
  28. +23h Nintendo Life Kingdom Hearts Voice Actor Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36

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Kingdom Hearts Voice Actor Hayden Panettiere Has Died At 36

Nintendo Life ·

She played the voice of Kairi.

Following the Kingdom Hearts 25th anniversary celebrations at Disney's D23 fan event last week, a very sad announcement has been made. Hayden Panettiere, who voiced Kairi in the first two Kingdom Hearts games, has died at the age of 36.

As reported by the BBC, The Greenville County Coroner's Office said crews treated a woman in "cardiac arrest" on Sunday, but her autopsy showed "no signs of trauma". Her father announced the tragic news, with the family asking for privacy during this difficult period:

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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