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Coverage report · by Birbo

Midnight

Nov 2 – Nov 3 · 17 pieces from 17 outlets across 3 related stories

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By the numbers

17Articles & videos
17Outlets
4Top-10K sites
0%Positive
1.4KYouTube views
10Syndicated copies
🔒Total reach (UMV)

Coverage over time

4 PM: 2 negative 8 PM: 1 negative 1 AM: 1 negative 2 AM: 1 negative 3 AM: 1 mixed 4 AM: 2 negative 5 AM: 2 negative 6 AM: 3 negative 7 AM: 1 negative7 AM: 1 neutral7 AM: 1 mixed 9 AM: 1 unrated
4 PM9 AM

Each bar is 1 hour. Busiest: 6 AM, 3 pieces. First to report: Kotaku, Nov 2, 4:00 PM.

Sentiment

mixed: 2neutral: 1negative: 13 0% positive
  • ■ Positive 0
  • ■ Mixed 2
  • ■ Neutral 1
  • ■ Negative 13

Reach by site popularity

  • Top 5k2
  • Top 10k2
  • Top 50k7
  • Top 100k4
  • Top 500k1
  • Smaller site1

Outlets by their Chrome UX Report rank (Google, public). Monthly audience numbers are a Birbo customer feature.

Top hits

  1. IGN Top 5KSouth of Midnight Creative Director Would Have Turned Off Xbox 'Money Tap' Earlier, Says Funding Was 'Unsustainable'Kirk McKeand · Nov 3, 6:36 AM · negative
  2. GameSpot Top 5KSouth Of Midnight Director Says He Would Not Have Funded The GameEddie Makuch · Nov 3, 9:14 AM
  3. Gamefa Top 10Kکارگردان South of Midnight: اگر تصمیم‌گیرنده بودم، بودجه ساخت این بازی را تأمین نمی‌کردمعرفان بدری · Nov 3, 4:40 AM · negative
  4. GamesRadar+ Top 10KXbox "money tap" was "unsustainable," says dev who admits he wouldn't have funded his own gameAnthony McGlynn · Nov 3, 7:27 AM · negative

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Sentiment by outlet

OutletSite rankPiecesPositiveMixedNeutralNegative
IGNTop 5K11
GameSpotTop 5K1
GamefaTop 10K11
GamesRadar+Top 10K11
KotakuTop 50K11
EveryeyeTop 50K11
Multiplayer.itTop 50K11
DTFTop 50K11
WccftechTop 50K11
Rock Paper ShotgunTop 50K11
Pure XboxTop 50K11
Insider GamingTop 100K11
XboxdynastyTop 100K11
VGCTop 100K11
Windows CentralTop 100K11

Champions

None yet.

Critics

  • IGN 1 negative of 1
  • Gamefa 1 negative of 1
  • GamesRadar+ 1 negative of 1
  • Kotaku 1 negative of 1
  • Everyeye 1 negative of 1
  • Multiplayer.it 1 negative of 1

Type of coverage

  • News15
  • Feature1
  • Interview1

Languages

  • English12
  • Italian2
  • Russian1
  • Fa1
  • French1

Outlet countries

  • United states / global11
  • Italy2
  • Germany1
  • Russia1
  • Other1
  • France1

Video, streams and social

YouTube · 1.4K views on the top 2

  1. MIDNIGHT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION GOA | BEACH SURPRISEHUB | BABYSHOOTGOA | DREAMY SURPRISE PLANNER GOA |Surprise Planner Goa · 1.4K views · 0 comments · 2026-11-02
  2. South of Midnight's Director Would Have Cut Its FundingPulse Gaming · 1 views · 1 comments · 2026-11-03

Twitch · Midnight · partners only

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    Writers

    • Rebekah Valentine Kotaku
    • Mario Cariati Everyeye
    • Mike Straw Insider Gaming
    • Z0RN Xboxdynasty
    • daniel DTF
    • Alessio Palumbo Wccftech
    • عرفان بدری Gamefa
    • Jordan ActuGaming
    • Chris Scullion VGC
    • Kirk McKeand IGN
    • Mark Warren Rock Paper Shotgun
    • Adam Hales Windows Central

    All coverage

    DateOutletHeadlineWriterTypeSentimentSite rank
    Nov 2, 4:00 PMKotakuSouth Of Midnight Director Says He Doesn’t Think Xbox Should Have Funded ItRebekah ValentineNewsNegativeTop 50K
    Nov 2, 4:37 PMEveryeyeSouth of Midnight: Microsoft non avrebbe dovuto finanziarlo, ammette il director del giocoMario CariatiNewsNegativeTop 50K
    Nov 2, 8:46 PMInsider GamingSouth of Midnight Creative Director Says He Wouldn’t Have Funded the GameMike StrawNewsNegativeTop 100K
    Nov 3, 1:15 AMXboxdynastySouth of Midnight: Selbst der Creative Director hätte das Spiel nicht finanziertZ0RNNewsNegativeTop 100K
    Nov 3, 2:38 AMMultiplayer.it"Al posto di Xbox non avrei finanziato South of Midnight": la sincera ammissione del creative directorNewsNegativeTop 50K
    Nov 3, 3:01 AMDTFГеймдиректор South of Midnight не стал бы финансировать игру на месте Xbox, но рад, что смог выпустить еёdanielNewsMixedTop 50K
    Nov 3, 4:30 AMWccftechSouth of Midnight’s Director David Sears Admits He Probably Wouldn’t Have Funded the Game If He Were Xbox: “In Hindsight, Xbox’s Limitless Funding Was Unsustainable”Alessio PalumboNewsNegativeTop 50K
    Nov 3, 4:40 AMGamefaکارگردان South of Midnight: اگر تصمیم‌گیرنده بودم، بودجه ساخت این بازی را تأمین نمی‌کردمعرفان بدریNewsNegativeTop 10K
    Nov 3, 5:54 AMActuGamingSouth of Midnight : Le directeur créatif du jeu indique qu’il ne l’aurait pas forcément financé s’il avait été à la place de XboxJordanNewsNegativeTop 500K
    Nov 3, 5:57 AMVGCSouth of Midnight director says he wouldn’t have funded it if he was Xbox, and he knew ‘Rome would burn’ eventuallyChris ScullionNewsNegativeTop 100K
    Nov 3, 6:36 AMIGNSouth of Midnight Creative Director Would Have Turned Off Xbox 'Money Tap' Earlier, Says Funding Was 'Unsustainable'Kirk McKeandNewsNegativeTop 5K
    Nov 3, 6:49 AMRock Paper Shotgun"There’s always a night when Rome burns": South Of Midnight director says that Xbox funding it was "unsustainable", at least in hindsightMark WarrenNewsNegativeTop 50K
    Nov 3, 6:53 AMWindows CentralSouth of Midnight's creative director says Xbox's previous spending strategy was 'unsustainable'Adam HalesNewsNegativeTop 100K
    Nov 3, 7:00 AMPure XboxSouth Of Midnight Director Reflects On Why He Was 'Always Worried' About Funding At XboxFeatureMixedTop 50K
    Nov 3, 7:21 AMgamebastion.comSouth of Midnight Creative Director Discusses Xbox FundingInterviewNeutralSmaller site
    Nov 3, 7:27 AMGamesRadar+Xbox "money tap" was "unsustainable," says dev who admits he wouldn't have funded his own gameAnthony McGlynnNewsNegativeTop 10K
    Nov 3, 9:14 AMGameSpotSouth Of Midnight Director Says He Would Not Have Funded The GameEddie MakuchNewsTop 5K

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    Counted from the 17 outlets Ludosauce reads. Site popularity: Chrome UX Report (Google, CC BY 4.0). Tone read by AI from headlines. YouTube and Twitch from their public APIs.