Who’s first
Which newsrooms break stories first, and how far behind the rest are.
| Newsroom | First | Share of firsts | Stories | First rate | Typically behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGN | 15 | 34 | 44% | 3.7 hr | |
| GamesRadar+ | 11 | 35 | 31% | 10.6 hr | |
| VGC | 9 | 24 | 38% | 4.4 hr | |
| Push Square | 7 | 18 | 39% | 2.5 hr | |
| Eurogamer | 7 | 27 | 26% | 5.8 hr | |
| Destructoid | 6 | 16 | 38% | 4.9 hr | |
| PC Gamer | 6 | 26 | 23% | 6.7 hr | |
| Rock Paper Shotgun | 5 | 14 | 36% | 2 hr | |
| GameSpot | 4 | 20 | 20% | 3.7 hr | |
| Kotaku | 4 | 28 | 14% | 5.7 hr | |
| Xbox WireOfficial | 2 | 5 | 40% | 1.1 hr | |
| SteamOfficial | 2 | 5 | 40% | 14.4 hr | |
| Engadget | 2 | 6 | 33% | 5.5 hr | |
| The Verge | 2 | 6 | 33% | 7.1 hr | |
| Press Start | 2 | 7 | 29% | 9.1 hr |
How it’s counted
- A story counts once three or more newsrooms have run it. Each newsroom is placed by its own earliest report, using its published time.
- Typically behind is the median gap between a newsroom’s report and the first one, on the stories where it wasn’t first.
- Only the 224 newsrooms and official sources we read are counted, and a newsroom needs five stories to be ranked. Publish times are the newsrooms’ own; some update them after the fact.
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