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I would like to clarify here that Shadow Warrior Classic as published by Devolver was not released in 1997. It refers to a free-to-play digital re-release in 2013 that is distinct from both the original 1997 DOS release and their for-pay re-release, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Hendricks266 ( talk) 20:12, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Came here via the reassessment request in the video games talk page template. Knocking this down to Start/Low- as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Assessment, to reach "mid" level, a company article must be about "Most other well-known companies in the industry" (that are not the top companies in the industry) like IGN, GameStop, Bethesda. Digital Devolver isn't that big/well-known of a publisher. As to the quality rating: this article has numerous issues keeping it from being a "B-class" article; to start off with, there's nothing at all about the company's start, or even anything they did in their first 3 years- the very first sentence starts of with "after they did blah blah", without ever discussing what they did when they weren't indie publishers. There's not a lot of information about the in what is there, beyond talking about what game won what award, and the discussion of their film distribution business is buried beneath the tables. The film section is entirely unreferenced, and several bits of the indie section are too. The tables themselves are nice, though almost completely unreferenced. They should also be sortable. The acquisitions table doesn't explain what it means by that- when they first published a new franchise? When they bought the rights to a new franchise? When they first signed on a developer?
Basically, the article is at a good starting place (thus, "Start-class"), but it has a ways to go. To be B-class, an article needs to contain in some form or another all the information you'd expect to be there, mostly referenced, with perhaps some prose and organization issues keeping it from being nominated for GA. This isn't there yet- I don't know who founded the company, when, what they look for for publishing, what companies they work with, how large they are, etc. Examples to look to for improving this article include: thatgamecompany, Bungie, ABA Games, Action Button Entertainment - all developers, but it's an idea for where to start off on a publisher's article. -- Pres N 18:59, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
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I would like to find a place in the article for the comparison to Sub Pop/Death Row/Epitaph Records/Image Comics. The comparison has been drawn in several articles cited in the edits, and I believe reflects Devolver’s presence in the gaming industry and creator-focused philosophy. Whether it’s it’s own section or not is much less important. DreadInertia ( talk) 16:09, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
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I would like to find what the content is or the 2013-2019 section of the history. Whether it is a more compressed description noting highlights of high-selling or award winning games, and a small section about their HD remakes and ports, or whether it is something else that represents that period. DreadInertia ( talk) 16:12, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
@ Masem: Thanks for adding this source. In it, Wilson says that "We turned 10 this year. We had our birthday party Sunday night, which happened to be the night of our E3 press conference." (which would be June 9). Do you gather from this that the founding date is actually June 9, 2009, rather than June 25, the date of their first announcement? Lordtobi ( ✉) 17:32, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Hello! I uploaded a draft about the game EITR and it got declined due to the lack of reliable sources. I understand now that I should have discussed the topic on this talk page first, so I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself. I wonder if anyone has any reliable sources that could be good enough for making an article possible. If there aren't, I understand that an article is not possible as of now. Thank you in advance! Zandor 15:50, 24 February 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by DariuZzandor ( talk • contribs)
There is a serious discrepancy between what is listed in the publications list on the Wikipedia here, and what Devolver itself claims to have published.
There is 133 games listed here not including re-releases, www.devolverdigital.com only lists 103, including games not available on windows/steam, and their steam page also only lists 103 (obviously a slightly different list).
I think an authoritative source should be selected to avoid games being added by a developer as a way to garner free advertising and good publicity given Devolvers track record.
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I would like to clarify here that Shadow Warrior Classic as published by Devolver was not released in 1997. It refers to a free-to-play digital re-release in 2013 that is distinct from both the original 1997 DOS release and their for-pay re-release, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. Hendricks266 ( talk) 20:12, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Came here via the reassessment request in the video games talk page template. Knocking this down to Start/Low- as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Assessment, to reach "mid" level, a company article must be about "Most other well-known companies in the industry" (that are not the top companies in the industry) like IGN, GameStop, Bethesda. Digital Devolver isn't that big/well-known of a publisher. As to the quality rating: this article has numerous issues keeping it from being a "B-class" article; to start off with, there's nothing at all about the company's start, or even anything they did in their first 3 years- the very first sentence starts of with "after they did blah blah", without ever discussing what they did when they weren't indie publishers. There's not a lot of information about the in what is there, beyond talking about what game won what award, and the discussion of their film distribution business is buried beneath the tables. The film section is entirely unreferenced, and several bits of the indie section are too. The tables themselves are nice, though almost completely unreferenced. They should also be sortable. The acquisitions table doesn't explain what it means by that- when they first published a new franchise? When they bought the rights to a new franchise? When they first signed on a developer?
Basically, the article is at a good starting place (thus, "Start-class"), but it has a ways to go. To be B-class, an article needs to contain in some form or another all the information you'd expect to be there, mostly referenced, with perhaps some prose and organization issues keeping it from being nominated for GA. This isn't there yet- I don't know who founded the company, when, what they look for for publishing, what companies they work with, how large they are, etc. Examples to look to for improving this article include: thatgamecompany, Bungie, ABA Games, Action Button Entertainment - all developers, but it's an idea for where to start off on a publisher's article. -- Pres N 18:59, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
I would like to find a place in the article for the comparison to Sub Pop/Death Row/Epitaph Records/Image Comics. The comparison has been drawn in several articles cited in the edits, and I believe reflects Devolver’s presence in the gaming industry and creator-focused philosophy. Whether it’s it’s own section or not is much less important. DreadInertia ( talk) 16:09, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
References
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
I would like to find what the content is or the 2013-2019 section of the history. Whether it is a more compressed description noting highlights of high-selling or award winning games, and a small section about their HD remakes and ports, or whether it is something else that represents that period. DreadInertia ( talk) 16:12, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
@ Masem: Thanks for adding this source. In it, Wilson says that "We turned 10 this year. We had our birthday party Sunday night, which happened to be the night of our E3 press conference." (which would be June 9). Do you gather from this that the founding date is actually June 9, 2009, rather than June 25, the date of their first announcement? Lordtobi ( ✉) 17:32, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Hello! I uploaded a draft about the game EITR and it got declined due to the lack of reliable sources. I understand now that I should have discussed the topic on this talk page first, so I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself. I wonder if anyone has any reliable sources that could be good enough for making an article possible. If there aren't, I understand that an article is not possible as of now. Thank you in advance! Zandor 15:50, 24 February 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by DariuZzandor ( talk • contribs)
There is a serious discrepancy between what is listed in the publications list on the Wikipedia here, and what Devolver itself claims to have published.
There is 133 games listed here not including re-releases, www.devolverdigital.com only lists 103, including games not available on windows/steam, and their steam page also only lists 103 (obviously a slightly different list).
I think an authoritative source should be selected to avoid games being added by a developer as a way to garner free advertising and good publicity given Devolvers track record.
2607:FEA8:9540:16B0:A0C0:16D8:CC66:44B1 (
talk) 05:29, 26 September 2022 (UTC)