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If someone could be so kind to update the documentation, I believe it's wildly out of date even before the additions I made today. -- ferret ( talk) 21:23, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
I reckon that Metro is an unreliable tabloid. Given this, I don't think it should appear in our review tables. Should it be removed from the template? Lordtobi ( ✉) 18:11, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
I already tried to add it myself but I wasn't aware of the special supervision needed for doing so ... I am sorry about that.
MobyGames would be an useful addition since it features many games in its database, which are missing from both
Metacritic and
GameRankings.
So, would it be possible to add MobyGames to the list of aggregator scores on "Template:Video game reviews", please? — Preceding
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18:04, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
VG247 will now do reviews. Already a standard RS, don't see why they would not be appropriate for reviews. Easy enough |VG247=
for the template. --
Masem (
t)
15:25, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Could
Easy Allies (EZA
) be added to the template? The site is listed as a
'situational source' that is "useful for critical opinions". They scored videogames on a 10-point scale (using half stars) from 1 April 2016 to 5 February 2018, before switching to a 20-point scale (out of 10) after this. Reviews made for YouTube but full text versions, including the score, are published contemporaneously on their website (
https://easyallies.com/#!/reviews). Fairly prolific, they've put out 35 reviews so far in 2019. They also occastionally review games that receive little coverage elsewhere (Timespinner, Little Dragons Cafe, Pixeljunk Monsters 2).
Domeditrix (
talk)
13:36, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Can Gamezebo be added to the template? They use stars for their reviews and it's a common reliable source per WP:VG/RS for casual games. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 08:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
Kind of surprised it wasn't already on the template by now. Reviews games from 1 to 5. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 19:05, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
Can someone please add
to the template? GameStar and PC Games are explicitly mentioned at WP:VG/RS and 4Players was discussed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources/Archive_20#4players.de. Eurogamer.de is the German sister site of Eurogamer and thus presumably equally reliable. Regards So Why 10:28, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
PCG
for PC Games (since PC Gamer needs specification whether it's UK or US, it should not be confusable), GStar
for GameStar and 4P
for 4Players. Regards
So
Why
06:42, 13 August 2019 (UTC)PCGDE
or PCGS
?
Lordtobi (
✉)
20:23, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
Can Slant Magazine be added to the template? They use stars for their reviews (1 to 5) and it's a reliable source. They review video games regularly: Slant Magazine games reviews Tiger Trek ( talk) 08:59, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
SL
as code should work. Regards
So
Why
08:17, 21 October 2019 (UTC)Slant
for the code? --
Masem (
t)
13:56, 21 October 2019 (UTC)This one scores with percentages from 0% do 100% and is a reliable source per WP:VG/RS, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to add a Russian website to the template. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 09:49, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
Please add the following:
{ "''CGMagazine''", 'CGMAG' },
{ "''Nintenderos''", 'Nintenderos' },
{ "[[Hobby Consolas|''Hobby Consolas'']]", 'HC' }
{ "''Nintendo Insider''", 'NIn' },
{ "''Nintendo Enthusiast''", 'NE' },
{ "''God is a Geek''", 'GiG' },
{ "''Metro GameCentral''", 'MGC' },
{ "''Hardcore Gamer''", 'HG' },
{ "''The Indie Game Website''", 'TIGW' },
{ "''Press Start Australia''", 'PSAU' },
{ "''Vandal''", 'Vandal' },
{ "''Video Chums''", 'VChums' },
into reviewers
section at
Module:Video game reviews/data (CGMagazine, not be confused con
Computer Games Magazine). Thanks. --
Amitie 10g (
talk)
02:58, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
{ "''CGMagazine''", 'CGMAG' },
{ "''Nintendo Enthusiast''", 'NE' },
{ "''God is a Geek''", 'GiG' },
{ "[[Hobby Consolas|''Hobby Consolas'']]", 'HC' }
{ "''Hardcore Gamer''", 'HG' }, /* already exists as HCG */
{ "''Nintenderos''", 'Nintenderos' },
{ "''Nintendo Insider''", 'NIn' },
{ "''Metro GameCentral''", 'MGC' },
{ "''The Indie Game Website''", 'TIGW' },
{ "''Press Start Australia''", 'PSAU' },
{ "''Vandal''", 'Vandal' },
{ "''Video Chums''", 'VChums' },
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Can you add The Guardian at the Module:Video game reviews/data (in local reviewers section)
{ "[[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']]", 'The Guardian' },
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Could someone add Push Square to the Module:Video game reviews/data (in the local reviewers section)
{"[[Push Square|''Push Square'']]", 'PS'},
Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 15:34, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
PSQ
to avoid confusion since "PS" is generally the abbreviation for PlayStation (which already exists under systems as such). Regards
So
Why
15:51, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
I was wondering if there was a method to changing the chronology for the template when it comes to the multi-platform template. I am trying to use it on Lumines: Puzzle Fusion and the order of the reviews I want it to show in this order: PSP > mobile > PC > PS2. Does anyone know if this is possible? Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 14:50, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
The template automatically sorts all reviews alphabetically, but The Guardian shows up at the T instead of the G. If possible, if would be nice if it was sorted correctly. FlippyElectricitySocket ( talk) 13:32, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
Forbes does game reviews too, can we add it. Forbes (forb), i added into TrWiki already. -- RenewableMan MESSAGE 11:26, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm asking separately about the RS nature of UploadVR at WP:VG/S, but it would also make sense to ask about adding it here. In wake of HL: Alyx release, it's clear this is the current go-to site for anything VR/AR/XR and they do their own reviews. It would make sense that any VR game should have this site included since that is their focus. If we do include them , "UVR" or "UpVR" would be an easy code to remember. -- Masem ( t) 15:30, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi all, I built the TV ratings template (as in ratings in reviews, not viewing figures, which I don't know why some people call ratings but thought I'd be clear) based on a previous template with what now looks like some older code. A recent suggestion I got was to add columns for different seasons to it, and my first thought was to try and transplant the platform code from this template. It doesn't seem to be working, and what I thought was mismatched code doesn't seem to be the problem. I don't really want to rewrite the TV template completely to make it work, but the seasons feature would be useful (the template is used on a mix of single-episode, season, and TV show articles), if anyone who knows how the platform code here functions would be able to compare with this messy module and help out getting the seasons thing to work, I'd be grateful. Kingsif ( talk) 22:21, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
Could it be possible to add custom publication fields? Or, if it would be easier, a few additional publications? I'm looking to add scores for a game from The Washington Post and PC Gamer Sweeden. OmegaFallon ( talk) 21:35, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Is there a chance that Commodore 64 and Atari ST could be added to the table "Predefined System Type" under the multiplatform section of the template? Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 08:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Can someone add a new template called "Movie reviews" and it functions similar to this template but it has the movie reviewers can someone do it please? Gamerknowitall ( talk) 04:46, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
There is a discussion about how this template is meeting WP:ACCESS requirements for visually-impaired readers (spoilers: it doesn't) and what to do about it at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Is the Video game reviews meeting requirements? -- Pres N 15:19, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
Where it mentions USgamer in the code for the template, it says that they rate using stars however as far as I can they have never or at least haven't used stars to score reviews in a while. I believe this should be changed. Captain Galaxy ( talk) 11:09, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
Recently, I came across a single review that applied to (almost) all the versions of a game (in case anyone is curious what that game is, it is Worms 3D). It should be noted that the review does not apply to the port for the Macintosh—an already niche gaming platform if viewed as a gaming platform. Additionally, I could find only one source reviewing the Macintosh port, which is a Macworld issue.
Anyway, the Worms 3D article has the video game reviews template that has a multi-platform layout. I was thinking of trying to use <ref name=/>
once to cover the four platforms (I did not feel like adding the fifth Macintosh platform just to graph a single row in the column and see the rest of the latter as blank). As I was stuck trying to figure out how, I found out about the system type "GEN", or general. It seemed like a solution, but unfortunately, I was dismayed by the fact that I could not add a single score for all the columns by adding a reviewer's name and suffixing it with _GEN
. By then, I had conceded defeat, but I added the code anyway so that I would not have to go back to re-editing the code in case this template does become updated this way. As I was writing this talk section, I had a brilliant idea to insert the code GEN = true
. It then seemed as if I were wasting my time writing this talk section, but I became even more dismayed than I was relieved after trying and previewing that minutes ago, due the fact that that only added another platform column.
From what I have learned, I concluded that it is possible to only add one same score for each separate platform instead of writing the score once. I was wondering whether this issue is any relevant to improving this template. Free Media Kid! 06:43, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
Many E-Shops have user-reviews, and calculate a star rating or something similar. Steam, for example, categorizes games with "Overwhelmingly Positive," "Very Positive," "Mostly Positive," and so forth. This template might benefit from this addition under a "User Reviews" section, mostly if there are few or no reviews from established outlets. However, there are some downsides, namely review-bombing, and fluctuation over time. Review bombing greatly affects the aggregate score, with a disproportionate vocal minority, and isn't simple to counter. Additionally, when the value of the game changes, the Wikipedia page is immediately outdated and requires an editor to adjust it accordingly. Thoughts on such a proposal? SWinxy ( talk) 13:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
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Could someone please add Pure Xbox to the Module:Video game reviews/data; it should go in the local reviewers section.
{"[[Pure Xbox|''Pure Xbox'']]", 'PXB'},
Alt ( talk) 00:20, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
I request adding the French website "Gamekult" to this template. It is listed on WP:VG/RS as "reliable" and the corresponding discussion can be found [1]. Proposed syntax listed below:
{"''Gamekult''", 'Gamekult'},
Z1720 ( talk) 23:56, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Used many times and is listed as a reliable reviewer. Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 14:49, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Right now the template can accept a width. However, only about 170 do (some 1% of all articles with this template) and of those, 120 are doing it wrong, such that the effect is most-often to make the template smaller.
I propose to remove support for a width parameter. -- Izno ( talk) 03:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that this template uses the .infobox class. But is it really an infobox? Looks like a plain table to me. It's not an infobox in the Wikipedia sense. Opencooper ( talk) 08:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
I've done some things in the current sandbox. Generally, these differences can be reviewed on Template:Video game reviews/testcases. (In Vector, Monobook, Cologne Blue, and Modern, there is only a minor noticeable difference; the difference is more notable in both Minerva and Timeless.) For a high-level summary:
Regarding item 3, I would like some feedback. As a result of correctly marking these items up in HTML, one minor issue has arisen that cannot be dealt with directly except by returning to the old way of marking this table up (which is bad per our accessibility guidelines).
You might notice in the test cases that the columns between reviewers and aggregators do not line up directly any longer, in any format. This is an intended but potentially-undesirable effect. Is this an issue? It is barely noticeable, but I know how Wikipedians generally are. If it is an issue, a fixed width can be assigned to the columns of the tables of interest. This might cause other unintended consequences with wrapping of lines. These consequences would probably be rare in what I'll call "single column" mode with sane defaults. More interestingly in that regard would be the multi-platform form, but I know the multi-platform form is more rare, and I also know that there is at least one user who would prefer the multi-platform super-table form go away entirely.
Your thoughts are appreciated. -- Izno ( talk) 17:33, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
It is barely noticeable, but I know how Wikipedians generally are- Yep, I'm one of those artist sh*theads who don't like it when it looks like "we tried to make it line up but didn't quite get there" - if it's not meant to line up, it shouldn't be so close to lining up, and if it's meant to line up, it should. (I would like to balance this reply by thanking you for your work, even though I'm not a particularly Technical person and don't fully know what all this means)-- Alexandra IDV 19:24, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
It was in circulation for almost 2 years only; however, I'm noticing it show up on more and more PC games from that timespan. Most likely, because in the U.S., this magazine was very widespread and thus was important at the time. Xanarki ( talk) 06:41, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Here's one more. It was both a TV show that reviewed games and also hosted a website that reviewed games. Scores can be pulled from either source. This would be an important addition because, to my knowledge, there is no other source originating from Canada on the template. This would be the first and only one, at the moment. Xanarki ( talk) 06:48, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Okay sorry, one more. This magazine is important because it would be the first German source on the template (I could be wrong on this though). Also, it has existed since 1992, and is still being published today, apparently. Xanarki ( talk) 06:51, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi all. There are several major publications not currently included in this template that are used as sources across many WPVG articles about older subjects. I think it would increase ease-of-use for editors if these were added:
Thanks! JimmyBlackwing ( talk) 00:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Done Added as:
Working several requests so it may not be saved for a few more minutes. -- ferret ( talk) 20:27, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
These are several major publications not currently included in the template that i have used as sources across various WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if some of these were added into the mix:
Thanks! Roberth Martinez ( talk) 16:56, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Done Added as:
I am reviewing and testing changes for 10+ additions, so may not be saved for a few more minutes. -- ferret ( talk) 20:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Xanarki, JimmyBlackwing, and KGRAMR: Completed. See your respective sections above. -- ferret ( talk) 20:49, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! While editing Super QuickHook, I found score-based reviews from AppSpy and Multiplayer.it, both of which are listed as reliable at WP:VGRS; however, they're not listed on this template, so I had to substitute for the custom rev field, which is generally unpreferable. I think it'd be useful to have them on here. IanTEB ( talk) 08:48, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
@ IanTEB: As above indicates, this may be delayed while the reliability of these two sources get rehashed. Please see here for more discussion. -- ferret ( talk) 17:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
I would add Entertainment Weekly and Los Angeles Times to the template. I don't need to say anything else, do I? EW grades their game reviews and I've seen game reviews LA times published in the late 1990s and early 2000s giving scores out of four. I'd also recommend Game Players and Nintendo Magazine System (AUS and UK editions) if you can. HumanxAnthro ( talk) 04:42, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for adding my last 2 requests. I've got one more that I recently noticed, Game Vortex. They've been online since 1997. Upon visiting their site, they delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at some E3 shows. Their reviews (across all platforms from mid-1990s to mid-2010s) are still online. They've also got archived content for a few lesser-highlighted platforms, such as the Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket, and Mac OS. There are also a boatload of reviews on movies, game soundtracks, books, and anime films, which could be useful for other Wiki editing in the future.
Upon searching Wikipedia, I saw that 91 games already pointed to their website (I searched for both "Game Vortex" and "GameVortex"). I will most likely create an actual Wiki page for them in the near future, then. Xanarki ( talk) 07:26, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
I think it's worth adding
OpenCritic as an aggregator to the Rating system with OC
code, as it's a pretty popular aggregator with video game ratings.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/opencritic.com
Rakleed (
talk)
23:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
As i promised to ferret at the beginning of January, there are a few more major publications not currently included in the template that i have used as sources across various WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if these were added into the mix:
Those are pretty much all the requests from my part for January. I'll try to find others that are not here on the template. Thanks! (P.S.: added another magazine to my second round of requests; P.S.S.: Added possible abbreviations for each magazine). Roberth Martinez ( talk) 01:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
@ X201: Could you please wikilink Total! with the next batch, too? Thanks. Shimarin ( talk) 06:11, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
Done All done -
X201 (
talk)
14:32, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
I also recommend adding Super Pro (SPro) and Super Action (SAction), SNES publications published by Europress that I've been using a lot since I edit SNES video game articles. Also, Entertainment Weekly (EW) and Los Angeles Times (LATimes) since their reviews have scores (for LATimes, for game reviews in the 90s). HumanxAnthro ( talk) 11:54, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
If you use coded reviews and use custom reviewers, the section will start with the coded reviews in alphabetical order, but then the custom reviews will all be listed below those and not be placed within the alphabetical order of the rest of the coded ratings. Is there a way somebody could fix this? Cause I'm pretty sure alphabetical orders for ratings list templates is necessary per [some guideline page I don't know of] HumanxAnthro ( talk) 19:43, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks to @ X201 for updating the doc. It seems that we currently sport "ESHOP"/ Nintendo eShop as a parameter. Since the eShop is a storefront and not a gaming system, I think it should be removed. IceWelder [ ✉] 11:04, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Removed Obviously not a platform. -
X201 (
talk)
12:35, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
Since HumanxAnthro threw more suggestions at my second request batch, i might as well add the suggestions by him into this third request batch, most of which i've also used in certain WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if these were added into the template mix:
Those are pretty much all the requests suggested by HumanxAnthro from my part for March. The next batch from me will likely be posted here on the talk page between June-July. Roberth Martinez ( talk) 01:30, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
rev
field, so that I can compile a list of the most used and we can see if there are any popular ones that we've missed or that fail WP:VG/RS. -
X201 (
talk)
08:32, 26 March 2021 (UTC)For some reason the template is categorizing every use as multiplatform mode. Category:Articles using Video game reviews template in single platform mode is empty. Can someone get the spanners out please. - X201 ( talk) 11:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
categorizePlatformCount(div, activeSystems)
. Inside categorizePlatformCount, it checks if activeSystems ~= 0. However, you passed the entire table instead of #activeSystems, so it'll never equal zero. Easy fix but wanted to run by you first. --
ferret (
talk)
12:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
@ Izno and Ferret: Thanks both. - X201 ( talk) 13:15, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
Several older platforms are missing. For example:
Maestro2016 ( talk) 01:59, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Can we add IndieWire? One of their reviews. ภץאคгöร 21:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
👨x🐱 ( talk) 16:23, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
^Before recommending links to add in, first you should go to WP:VG/S and see if they're considered reliable for reviews. In addition, it won't be beneficial to just list these just becasue they're considered reliable, if they are used in multiple articles already, then that would be something. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 15:46, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
There seems to be a conflict between the wiki code and output when it comes to the Mega Drive/Genesis. The code says SMD, yet the output is Sega Genesis. There should be some consistency here. I would propose keeping the code as SMD, but changing the output to Mega Drive/Genesis. Most of the Sega magazines listed in this template, and used in many Sega articles, are European magazines specifically reviewing the Mega Drive versions of the games, not the Genesis versions. It is inaccurate and misleading to list the versions reviewed as solely "Sega Genesis" when in fact the versions being reviewed are the Mega Drive versions, not the Genesis versions. Maestro2016 ( talk) 02:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Reputable site that has a dedicated video game section. They've also done quality reviews for games in the past. TheVideoGameDude ( talk) 06:49, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
Under Module:Video game reviews, under the "local systems" header, I have some concerns over which consoles are abbreviated in headers with the multiplatform template. I'd like to suggest some changes to save space but also better uniformity:
TarkusAB talk/ contrib 06:45, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
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Request to add the Gameractor magazine to list of reviewers (local reviewers), I apologize if I'm going about it incorrectly
{ "[[Gamereactor|''Gamereactor'']]", 'GReactor' },
WutStock ( talk) 17:47, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
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Could someone add Kill Screen and Video Games Chronicle to the Module:Video game reviews/data (in the local reviewers section). Both are considered reliable per WP:VG/RS.
{"[[Kill Screen|''Kill Screen'']]", 'KS'},
{"[[Video Games Chronicle|''Video Games Chronicle'']]", 'VGC'},
Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 21:21, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
I think it might be worth adding Video Games Chronicle to the table; it's considered reliable, and they seem to review most big titles. – Rhain ☔ 23:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
I would like to politely ask Igromania to be added. Igromania is a former Russian gaming magazine founded in 1997, that currently works as Video game website, serving high-quality reviews and critical posts.
Igromania was recently an official jury member at The Game Awards 2021 , futhermore showing its role as a major international gaming reviewer.
Igromania has recently used five-star ranking system. Its scores could be helpful for artciles that focus on video games developed in Russia, among other places.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards, Snezkov — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snezkov ( talk • contribs) 09:44, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Seriously, Sega CD and 32X are separate consoles from the Genesis, and there are games that had versions for the Genesis and Sega CD, Genesis and 32X, and all three, with publications that had separate reviews with different ratings for each version. Also, where's NEOGEO as a platform? 👨x🐱 ( Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 17:16, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
N64 Magazine cannot be linked in any use of this template that uses the N64 column (e.g., Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now), as both use |N64=. There needs to be an alternate variable name for the magazine like |N64Mag= to sort this. - Psi-Locked ( talk) 21:36, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
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If someone could be so kind to update the documentation, I believe it's wildly out of date even before the additions I made today. -- ferret ( talk) 21:23, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
I reckon that Metro is an unreliable tabloid. Given this, I don't think it should appear in our review tables. Should it be removed from the template? Lordtobi ( ✉) 18:11, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
I already tried to add it myself but I wasn't aware of the special supervision needed for doing so ... I am sorry about that.
MobyGames would be an useful addition since it features many games in its database, which are missing from both
Metacritic and
GameRankings.
So, would it be possible to add MobyGames to the list of aggregator scores on "Template:Video game reviews", please? — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
SuLac4ever (
talk •
contribs)
18:04, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
VG247 will now do reviews. Already a standard RS, don't see why they would not be appropriate for reviews. Easy enough |VG247=
for the template. --
Masem (
t)
15:25, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Could
Easy Allies (EZA
) be added to the template? The site is listed as a
'situational source' that is "useful for critical opinions". They scored videogames on a 10-point scale (using half stars) from 1 April 2016 to 5 February 2018, before switching to a 20-point scale (out of 10) after this. Reviews made for YouTube but full text versions, including the score, are published contemporaneously on their website (
https://easyallies.com/#!/reviews). Fairly prolific, they've put out 35 reviews so far in 2019. They also occastionally review games that receive little coverage elsewhere (Timespinner, Little Dragons Cafe, Pixeljunk Monsters 2).
Domeditrix (
talk)
13:36, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Can Gamezebo be added to the template? They use stars for their reviews and it's a common reliable source per WP:VG/RS for casual games. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 08:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
Kind of surprised it wasn't already on the template by now. Reviews games from 1 to 5. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 19:05, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
Can someone please add
to the template? GameStar and PC Games are explicitly mentioned at WP:VG/RS and 4Players was discussed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources/Archive_20#4players.de. Eurogamer.de is the German sister site of Eurogamer and thus presumably equally reliable. Regards So Why 10:28, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
PCG
for PC Games (since PC Gamer needs specification whether it's UK or US, it should not be confusable), GStar
for GameStar and 4P
for 4Players. Regards
So
Why
06:42, 13 August 2019 (UTC)PCGDE
or PCGS
?
Lordtobi (
✉)
20:23, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
Can Slant Magazine be added to the template? They use stars for their reviews (1 to 5) and it's a reliable source. They review video games regularly: Slant Magazine games reviews Tiger Trek ( talk) 08:59, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
SL
as code should work. Regards
So
Why
08:17, 21 October 2019 (UTC)Slant
for the code? --
Masem (
t)
13:56, 21 October 2019 (UTC)This one scores with percentages from 0% do 100% and is a reliable source per WP:VG/RS, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to add a Russian website to the template. Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 09:49, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
Please add the following:
{ "''CGMagazine''", 'CGMAG' },
{ "''Nintenderos''", 'Nintenderos' },
{ "[[Hobby Consolas|''Hobby Consolas'']]", 'HC' }
{ "''Nintendo Insider''", 'NIn' },
{ "''Nintendo Enthusiast''", 'NE' },
{ "''God is a Geek''", 'GiG' },
{ "''Metro GameCentral''", 'MGC' },
{ "''Hardcore Gamer''", 'HG' },
{ "''The Indie Game Website''", 'TIGW' },
{ "''Press Start Australia''", 'PSAU' },
{ "''Vandal''", 'Vandal' },
{ "''Video Chums''", 'VChums' },
into reviewers
section at
Module:Video game reviews/data (CGMagazine, not be confused con
Computer Games Magazine). Thanks. --
Amitie 10g (
talk)
02:58, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
{ "''CGMagazine''", 'CGMAG' },
{ "''Nintendo Enthusiast''", 'NE' },
{ "''God is a Geek''", 'GiG' },
{ "[[Hobby Consolas|''Hobby Consolas'']]", 'HC' }
{ "''Hardcore Gamer''", 'HG' }, /* already exists as HCG */
{ "''Nintenderos''", 'Nintenderos' },
{ "''Nintendo Insider''", 'NIn' },
{ "''Metro GameCentral''", 'MGC' },
{ "''The Indie Game Website''", 'TIGW' },
{ "''Press Start Australia''", 'PSAU' },
{ "''Vandal''", 'Vandal' },
{ "''Video Chums''", 'VChums' },
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Can you add The Guardian at the Module:Video game reviews/data (in local reviewers section)
{ "[[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']]", 'The Guardian' },
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Could someone add Push Square to the Module:Video game reviews/data (in the local reviewers section)
{"[[Push Square|''Push Square'']]", 'PS'},
Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 15:34, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
PSQ
to avoid confusion since "PS" is generally the abbreviation for PlayStation (which already exists under systems as such). Regards
So
Why
15:51, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
I was wondering if there was a method to changing the chronology for the template when it comes to the multi-platform template. I am trying to use it on Lumines: Puzzle Fusion and the order of the reviews I want it to show in this order: PSP > mobile > PC > PS2. Does anyone know if this is possible? Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 14:50, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
The template automatically sorts all reviews alphabetically, but The Guardian shows up at the T instead of the G. If possible, if would be nice if it was sorted correctly. FlippyElectricitySocket ( talk) 13:32, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
Forbes does game reviews too, can we add it. Forbes (forb), i added into TrWiki already. -- RenewableMan MESSAGE 11:26, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm asking separately about the RS nature of UploadVR at WP:VG/S, but it would also make sense to ask about adding it here. In wake of HL: Alyx release, it's clear this is the current go-to site for anything VR/AR/XR and they do their own reviews. It would make sense that any VR game should have this site included since that is their focus. If we do include them , "UVR" or "UpVR" would be an easy code to remember. -- Masem ( t) 15:30, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi all, I built the TV ratings template (as in ratings in reviews, not viewing figures, which I don't know why some people call ratings but thought I'd be clear) based on a previous template with what now looks like some older code. A recent suggestion I got was to add columns for different seasons to it, and my first thought was to try and transplant the platform code from this template. It doesn't seem to be working, and what I thought was mismatched code doesn't seem to be the problem. I don't really want to rewrite the TV template completely to make it work, but the seasons feature would be useful (the template is used on a mix of single-episode, season, and TV show articles), if anyone who knows how the platform code here functions would be able to compare with this messy module and help out getting the seasons thing to work, I'd be grateful. Kingsif ( talk) 22:21, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
Could it be possible to add custom publication fields? Or, if it would be easier, a few additional publications? I'm looking to add scores for a game from The Washington Post and PC Gamer Sweeden. OmegaFallon ( talk) 21:35, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Is there a chance that Commodore 64 and Atari ST could be added to the table "Predefined System Type" under the multiplatform section of the template? Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 08:57, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Can someone add a new template called "Movie reviews" and it functions similar to this template but it has the movie reviewers can someone do it please? Gamerknowitall ( talk) 04:46, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
There is a discussion about how this template is meeting WP:ACCESS requirements for visually-impaired readers (spoilers: it doesn't) and what to do about it at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Is the Video game reviews meeting requirements? -- Pres N 15:19, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
Where it mentions USgamer in the code for the template, it says that they rate using stars however as far as I can they have never or at least haven't used stars to score reviews in a while. I believe this should be changed. Captain Galaxy ( talk) 11:09, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
Recently, I came across a single review that applied to (almost) all the versions of a game (in case anyone is curious what that game is, it is Worms 3D). It should be noted that the review does not apply to the port for the Macintosh—an already niche gaming platform if viewed as a gaming platform. Additionally, I could find only one source reviewing the Macintosh port, which is a Macworld issue.
Anyway, the Worms 3D article has the video game reviews template that has a multi-platform layout. I was thinking of trying to use <ref name=/>
once to cover the four platforms (I did not feel like adding the fifth Macintosh platform just to graph a single row in the column and see the rest of the latter as blank). As I was stuck trying to figure out how, I found out about the system type "GEN", or general. It seemed like a solution, but unfortunately, I was dismayed by the fact that I could not add a single score for all the columns by adding a reviewer's name and suffixing it with _GEN
. By then, I had conceded defeat, but I added the code anyway so that I would not have to go back to re-editing the code in case this template does become updated this way. As I was writing this talk section, I had a brilliant idea to insert the code GEN = true
. It then seemed as if I were wasting my time writing this talk section, but I became even more dismayed than I was relieved after trying and previewing that minutes ago, due the fact that that only added another platform column.
From what I have learned, I concluded that it is possible to only add one same score for each separate platform instead of writing the score once. I was wondering whether this issue is any relevant to improving this template. Free Media Kid! 06:43, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
Many E-Shops have user-reviews, and calculate a star rating or something similar. Steam, for example, categorizes games with "Overwhelmingly Positive," "Very Positive," "Mostly Positive," and so forth. This template might benefit from this addition under a "User Reviews" section, mostly if there are few or no reviews from established outlets. However, there are some downsides, namely review-bombing, and fluctuation over time. Review bombing greatly affects the aggregate score, with a disproportionate vocal minority, and isn't simple to counter. Additionally, when the value of the game changes, the Wikipedia page is immediately outdated and requires an editor to adjust it accordingly. Thoughts on such a proposal? SWinxy ( talk) 13:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
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Could someone please add Pure Xbox to the Module:Video game reviews/data; it should go in the local reviewers section.
{"[[Pure Xbox|''Pure Xbox'']]", 'PXB'},
Alt ( talk) 00:20, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
I request adding the French website "Gamekult" to this template. It is listed on WP:VG/RS as "reliable" and the corresponding discussion can be found [1]. Proposed syntax listed below:
{"''Gamekult''", 'Gamekult'},
Z1720 ( talk) 23:56, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Used many times and is listed as a reliable reviewer. Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 14:49, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Right now the template can accept a width. However, only about 170 do (some 1% of all articles with this template) and of those, 120 are doing it wrong, such that the effect is most-often to make the template smaller.
I propose to remove support for a width parameter. -- Izno ( talk) 03:25, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that this template uses the .infobox class. But is it really an infobox? Looks like a plain table to me. It's not an infobox in the Wikipedia sense. Opencooper ( talk) 08:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
I've done some things in the current sandbox. Generally, these differences can be reviewed on Template:Video game reviews/testcases. (In Vector, Monobook, Cologne Blue, and Modern, there is only a minor noticeable difference; the difference is more notable in both Minerva and Timeless.) For a high-level summary:
Regarding item 3, I would like some feedback. As a result of correctly marking these items up in HTML, one minor issue has arisen that cannot be dealt with directly except by returning to the old way of marking this table up (which is bad per our accessibility guidelines).
You might notice in the test cases that the columns between reviewers and aggregators do not line up directly any longer, in any format. This is an intended but potentially-undesirable effect. Is this an issue? It is barely noticeable, but I know how Wikipedians generally are. If it is an issue, a fixed width can be assigned to the columns of the tables of interest. This might cause other unintended consequences with wrapping of lines. These consequences would probably be rare in what I'll call "single column" mode with sane defaults. More interestingly in that regard would be the multi-platform form, but I know the multi-platform form is more rare, and I also know that there is at least one user who would prefer the multi-platform super-table form go away entirely.
Your thoughts are appreciated. -- Izno ( talk) 17:33, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
It is barely noticeable, but I know how Wikipedians generally are- Yep, I'm one of those artist sh*theads who don't like it when it looks like "we tried to make it line up but didn't quite get there" - if it's not meant to line up, it shouldn't be so close to lining up, and if it's meant to line up, it should. (I would like to balance this reply by thanking you for your work, even though I'm not a particularly Technical person and don't fully know what all this means)-- Alexandra IDV 19:24, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
It was in circulation for almost 2 years only; however, I'm noticing it show up on more and more PC games from that timespan. Most likely, because in the U.S., this magazine was very widespread and thus was important at the time. Xanarki ( talk) 06:41, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Here's one more. It was both a TV show that reviewed games and also hosted a website that reviewed games. Scores can be pulled from either source. This would be an important addition because, to my knowledge, there is no other source originating from Canada on the template. This would be the first and only one, at the moment. Xanarki ( talk) 06:48, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Okay sorry, one more. This magazine is important because it would be the first German source on the template (I could be wrong on this though). Also, it has existed since 1992, and is still being published today, apparently. Xanarki ( talk) 06:51, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi all. There are several major publications not currently included in this template that are used as sources across many WPVG articles about older subjects. I think it would increase ease-of-use for editors if these were added:
Thanks! JimmyBlackwing ( talk) 00:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Done Added as:
Working several requests so it may not be saved for a few more minutes. -- ferret ( talk) 20:27, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
These are several major publications not currently included in the template that i have used as sources across various WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if some of these were added into the mix:
Thanks! Roberth Martinez ( talk) 16:56, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Done Added as:
I am reviewing and testing changes for 10+ additions, so may not be saved for a few more minutes. -- ferret ( talk) 20:44, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Xanarki, JimmyBlackwing, and KGRAMR: Completed. See your respective sections above. -- ferret ( talk) 20:49, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! While editing Super QuickHook, I found score-based reviews from AppSpy and Multiplayer.it, both of which are listed as reliable at WP:VGRS; however, they're not listed on this template, so I had to substitute for the custom rev field, which is generally unpreferable. I think it'd be useful to have them on here. IanTEB ( talk) 08:48, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
@ IanTEB: As above indicates, this may be delayed while the reliability of these two sources get rehashed. Please see here for more discussion. -- ferret ( talk) 17:19, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
I would add Entertainment Weekly and Los Angeles Times to the template. I don't need to say anything else, do I? EW grades their game reviews and I've seen game reviews LA times published in the late 1990s and early 2000s giving scores out of four. I'd also recommend Game Players and Nintendo Magazine System (AUS and UK editions) if you can. HumanxAnthro ( talk) 04:42, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for adding my last 2 requests. I've got one more that I recently noticed, Game Vortex. They've been online since 1997. Upon visiting their site, they delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at some E3 shows. Their reviews (across all platforms from mid-1990s to mid-2010s) are still online. They've also got archived content for a few lesser-highlighted platforms, such as the Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket, and Mac OS. There are also a boatload of reviews on movies, game soundtracks, books, and anime films, which could be useful for other Wiki editing in the future.
Upon searching Wikipedia, I saw that 91 games already pointed to their website (I searched for both "Game Vortex" and "GameVortex"). I will most likely create an actual Wiki page for them in the near future, then. Xanarki ( talk) 07:26, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
I think it's worth adding
OpenCritic as an aggregator to the Rating system with OC
code, as it's a pretty popular aggregator with video game ratings.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/opencritic.com
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23:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
As i promised to ferret at the beginning of January, there are a few more major publications not currently included in the template that i have used as sources across various WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if these were added into the mix:
Those are pretty much all the requests from my part for January. I'll try to find others that are not here on the template. Thanks! (P.S.: added another magazine to my second round of requests; P.S.S.: Added possible abbreviations for each magazine). Roberth Martinez ( talk) 01:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
@ X201: Could you please wikilink Total! with the next batch, too? Thanks. Shimarin ( talk) 06:11, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
Done All done -
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I also recommend adding Super Pro (SPro) and Super Action (SAction), SNES publications published by Europress that I've been using a lot since I edit SNES video game articles. Also, Entertainment Weekly (EW) and Los Angeles Times (LATimes) since their reviews have scores (for LATimes, for game reviews in the 90s). HumanxAnthro ( talk) 11:54, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
If you use coded reviews and use custom reviewers, the section will start with the coded reviews in alphabetical order, but then the custom reviews will all be listed below those and not be placed within the alphabetical order of the rest of the coded ratings. Is there a way somebody could fix this? Cause I'm pretty sure alphabetical orders for ratings list templates is necessary per [some guideline page I don't know of] HumanxAnthro ( talk) 19:43, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks to @ X201 for updating the doc. It seems that we currently sport "ESHOP"/ Nintendo eShop as a parameter. Since the eShop is a storefront and not a gaming system, I think it should be removed. IceWelder [ ✉] 11:04, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Removed Obviously not a platform. -
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12:35, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
Since HumanxAnthro threw more suggestions at my second request batch, i might as well add the suggestions by him into this third request batch, most of which i've also used in certain WPVG articles. I think it would help editors if these were added into the template mix:
Those are pretty much all the requests suggested by HumanxAnthro from my part for March. The next batch from me will likely be posted here on the talk page between June-July. Roberth Martinez ( talk) 01:30, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
rev
field, so that I can compile a list of the most used and we can see if there are any popular ones that we've missed or that fail WP:VG/RS. -
X201 (
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08:32, 26 March 2021 (UTC)For some reason the template is categorizing every use as multiplatform mode. Category:Articles using Video game reviews template in single platform mode is empty. Can someone get the spanners out please. - X201 ( talk) 11:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
categorizePlatformCount(div, activeSystems)
. Inside categorizePlatformCount, it checks if activeSystems ~= 0. However, you passed the entire table instead of #activeSystems, so it'll never equal zero. Easy fix but wanted to run by you first. --
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@ Izno and Ferret: Thanks both. - X201 ( talk) 13:15, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
Several older platforms are missing. For example:
Maestro2016 ( talk) 01:59, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Can we add IndieWire? One of their reviews. ภץאคгöร 21:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
👨x🐱 ( talk) 16:23, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
^Before recommending links to add in, first you should go to WP:VG/S and see if they're considered reliable for reviews. In addition, it won't be beneficial to just list these just becasue they're considered reliable, if they are used in multiple articles already, then that would be something. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 15:46, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
There seems to be a conflict between the wiki code and output when it comes to the Mega Drive/Genesis. The code says SMD, yet the output is Sega Genesis. There should be some consistency here. I would propose keeping the code as SMD, but changing the output to Mega Drive/Genesis. Most of the Sega magazines listed in this template, and used in many Sega articles, are European magazines specifically reviewing the Mega Drive versions of the games, not the Genesis versions. It is inaccurate and misleading to list the versions reviewed as solely "Sega Genesis" when in fact the versions being reviewed are the Mega Drive versions, not the Genesis versions. Maestro2016 ( talk) 02:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Reputable site that has a dedicated video game section. They've also done quality reviews for games in the past. TheVideoGameDude ( talk) 06:49, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
Under Module:Video game reviews, under the "local systems" header, I have some concerns over which consoles are abbreviated in headers with the multiplatform template. I'd like to suggest some changes to save space but also better uniformity:
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Request to add the Gameractor magazine to list of reviewers (local reviewers), I apologize if I'm going about it incorrectly
{ "[[Gamereactor|''Gamereactor'']]", 'GReactor' },
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Could someone add Kill Screen and Video Games Chronicle to the Module:Video game reviews/data (in the local reviewers section). Both are considered reliable per WP:VG/RS.
{"[[Kill Screen|''Kill Screen'']]", 'KS'},
{"[[Video Games Chronicle|''Video Games Chronicle'']]", 'VGC'},
Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 21:21, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
I think it might be worth adding Video Games Chronicle to the table; it's considered reliable, and they seem to review most big titles. – Rhain ☔ 23:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
I would like to politely ask Igromania to be added. Igromania is a former Russian gaming magazine founded in 1997, that currently works as Video game website, serving high-quality reviews and critical posts.
Igromania was recently an official jury member at The Game Awards 2021 , futhermore showing its role as a major international gaming reviewer.
Igromania has recently used five-star ranking system. Its scores could be helpful for artciles that focus on video games developed in Russia, among other places.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards, Snezkov — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snezkov ( talk • contribs) 09:44, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Seriously, Sega CD and 32X are separate consoles from the Genesis, and there are games that had versions for the Genesis and Sega CD, Genesis and 32X, and all three, with publications that had separate reviews with different ratings for each version. Also, where's NEOGEO as a platform? 👨x🐱 ( Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 17:16, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
N64 Magazine cannot be linked in any use of this template that uses the N64 column (e.g., Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now), as both use |N64=. There needs to be an alternate variable name for the magazine like |N64Mag= to sort this. - Psi-Locked ( talk) 21:36, 20 January 2022 (UTC)