Well, it took a few weeks more than I expected, but as of today our goal of 75%+ of articles Start-class or better has been reached! (and our goal of 10% of articles B-Class or better is at 101.2% done). As such, based on the poll at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 174#Goals, I'm replacing them both with two new goals:
Congratulations, everyone! -- Pres N 18:49, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
I recently opened merge discussions for Snorlax and Greninja at Talk:List_of_generation_I_Pokémon#Snorlax_Merge_Discussion and Talk:List_of_generation_VI_Pokémon#Greninja Merge Discussion respectively. The merge discussions have been up for a week with very little discussion, so I'd appreciate some additional input from other editors in regards to the proposed merges. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 ( talk) 17:06, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I'm trying to figure out if it would be a good idea to rewrite the list Legend of Zelda characters page. That page is very confusing to navigate, but I think I know how to make it better. If we could categorize all the characters into their race, perhaps it would be easier. For example, have Link under the Hylian tab, and Ganon under the Gerudo tab. All I want is to make this article better, and I hope you do too! Thank you for your time and consideration. 2601:48:C601:5550:E549:7E42:A0FC:52F4 ( talk) 18:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Is it possible to make a wikipedia page about it? It's a mobile videogame where you can control an ant colony, but I don't know if there is enough information to make an article about it. And this website tends to be specific about what sources can be used and which can not, i do not know if an article about this is acceptable. Oixyplanet ( talk) 06:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is well on its way to being a GA. It was previously nominated by User:Zekerocks11, who I thought was doing good work until they left Wikipedia. (And I hope they one day return.) Most of it is well sourced and well researched, and would benefit from a cleanup (in discussing the plot, music, and battle system). If a few editors take a crack at it, I'm sure it could reach GA with only a bit more work. Shooterwalker ( talk) 17:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I've wrote a script that compares Wikipedia videogame articles with Steam descriptions (Steam link is obtained via Wikidata). Initially I've developed it for Russian Wikipedia, but I've decided to run it on enwiki as well.
The script found more than 50 potential copyvios. I've cleaned some of them, but there're too many cases to handle alone. I've published the list there, hope it would be useful.
Careful, there might be some false positives. A particle for world to form ( talk) 10:41, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi, can we start paying more attention to pages that don't have any Australian release info? Many older games are missing this information. I will be adding dates I find from Nintendo Magazine System (Australia), retail websites such as The Gamesmen, and contemporary Newspapers.com sources, but it'd be great if everyone else could look out for this as well. Thanks! Venky64 ( talk) 19:59, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey, I just thought I'd let people know that some Fanbyte pages are down, and it seems that, even though they're archived, they don't play well with archive.org. [1] [2] The site itself is not down, and other articles like this seem to work fine, but it may be that the site is having issues or going down. - Cukie Gherkin ( talk) 19:57, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
Whilst the WP:VG GAN backlog isn't that bad, there is quite the influx of nominations recently - for example, seven Pokémon articles are nominated, six from the same user! Just a light touch encouragement to consider trying out reviewing good article candidates if you haven't done so already. Happy to provide advice on the process. VRXCES ( talk) 22:03, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Dear WikiProject members,
I was just wondering whether any members of this WikiProject would consider contributing to a draft article about Antón Castillo, the central antagonist of Far Cry 6. The draft is still in its early stages, but it has potential to reach a quality standard, similar to the articles of the antagonists of Far Cry 3–5: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min and Joseph Seed. I have had very little experience in editing video game articles, so I was hoping that a few editors here may be able to lend a hand.
If you are interested, please indicate this with a short message below, or simply start contributing to the draft. :)
Kind regards and all the best, Lotsw73 ( talk) 12:52, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Fallout: New Vegas has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. – zmbro ( talk) ( cont) 18:31, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Fallout 3 has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. 🥒 Greenish Pickle!🥒 ( 🔔) 12:23, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. -- Pres N 13:08, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
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Sorry for the delay, I was out of town. -- Pres N 13:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to split its reception section to its own article since that is so very large? I swear I’ve seen that on other articles but can’t think of an example. 2600:1008:B048:72B9:1060:2B2:2A8C:721D ( talk) 16:27, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I've noticed people addressing PAL and the simultaneous Europe and Australian release interchangeably in several articles, with Super Monkey Ball Adventure being just one of them. In the downloadable era, these releases make much more sense, but I highly doubt could have been localized to all of these regions during that time. Is there a distinction, and if not, should we be making efforts to correct them where we see fit by replacing PAL to say EU/AU? Venky64 ( talk) 12:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Okay, so the Trauma Center GTN has been very roundly stalled due to factors. Is there a way of voluntarily closing it? ProtoDrake ( talk) 07:26, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. -- Pres N 20:38, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
April 19
April 20
April 21
Hello! I was wondering if there is a more simple way to add references to the video game reviews template, other than manually writing them out (I just did so at Stellar Blade)? I usually take the Cite option in the visual editor, but I either can not use that in this case or simply do not understand how to do it correctly. If there is no option, I will fix it in the source editing view. Vestigium Leonis ( talk) 17:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
hi!
I want to join this group but I'm not sure how? Can anyone please help me with this? Camila V. ( talk) 19:34, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
I just noticed that My Time at Portia is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire and idk why it was tagged as such, since there is no way it was made there or has relations to there. MTAP is made by Pathea, located in China, which wouldn't be considered at that wikiproject either.
Also, it should be in start class, mid importance of the wikiproject video games JuniperChill ( talk) 17:32, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Parodius! From Myth to Laughter#Requested move 17 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 17:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth#Requested move 17 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 17:46, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Last night I revised the short descriptions for articles on video game console generations (excluding the sixth generation, though its description then provided the basis for those edits). My reasons were for consistency and conciseness along with providing a more neutral tone (perhaps best exemplified with my edit for the fourth generation; would it really be appropriate to highlight one console above the rest, especially with such a long name?). Sergecross73 reverted my edit for the eighth generation and we talked a bit over this.
Sergecross73 said his motive was over the use of the phrase "gaming devices", also stating the articles focus more on a period in the video game industry than just the consoles, which I have to agree with. He didn't mind too much about the year, however. Since this is a series of edits he suggested I start a discussion here, potentially for a better option. I hope at the very least the short descriptions for these can be more unified while remaining both informative and accessible. Carlinal ( talk) 18:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Back in January, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, done by NegativeMP1, was archived from a lack of participation. So let's make sure that doesn't happen again! It isn't terribly long, and the article a fun read. The FAC is here.
Speaking of not being terribly long and being a fun read I would like to highlight PantheonRadiance's FAC on Etika, which has recently stalled as well. If this were to pass it would be (by my count) our third featured article about real people. The FAC is here. Panini! • 🥪 23:52, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
I recently took up rewriting Call of Duty 5 for the Core Content, and the article basically needs a total rewrite. I've got a decent idea what to do for a development history section, but an overview of the gameplay of the series is where I'm stuck finding sourcing over. Not only am I not able to find in-depth coverage of the gameplay of the entire series (save for specific modes like Zombies), this is the type of series where reviewers eventually give up going over the games basic mechanics in reviews. After a while, they basically just go "you know the drill". Take this IGN review of Modern Warfare III for example, which just dedicates itself to going over the differences from the previous entry and having a launch map ranking. Does anyone with prior experience in writing series articles have advice in sourcing and writing these sections? (I'm also planning on rewriting Five Nights at Freddy's some time in the year, so make that two series gameplay sections I eventually need to do.) λ Negative MP1 01:16, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
I am literally surprised how despite the fact Stardew is a really popular farm sim game, it hasn't attain GA status. To me, it feels like a perfect candidate since Undertale, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Jurassic World Evolution all reached that status. It is a class B, mid importance article however. I could nominate it for GA (followed by DYK - did you know) but I have only edited it once. I am only asking but it seems like a perfect candidate. I could also argue that Minecraft and Fortnite should be GA, but I think both fail because it is not stable. I don't really see why Stardew is unstable, by looking at the history aside from the fraction dispute that occured two months ago. JuniperChill ( talk) 12:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC) [edited link so that it now points to its history]
Hi all, I have been working in the Video Game industry for a several years and often see the ever growing scale of projects and titles being released that are targeting specific groups in ever increasing numbers. Right now Train Simulators and Flight Simulators are in dire need to have articles expanded upon as well as multiple missing publishers, developers, and game titles. The ever growing subjects are getting big enough I would like to branch off these subjects from the WikiProject Video Games and start a new WikiProject for each specific subjects. WikiProject Train Simulators, and WikiProject Flight Simulators. Maybe even just branch off and make WikiProject Simulators. I'm unsure but I see the growth and potential of adding a new WikiProject to prevent the overall bloating of information just in the Video Game wikiproject.Another aspect of making a new WikiProject for each would be to also link them with the Video Game WikiProject as well as the WikiProject Aviation and WikiProject Trains.
I'm looking for feedback, support, and overall thoughts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Funforme3 ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Basic Math (video game)#Requested move 24 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 ( talk) 05:33, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Arthur Morgan (Red Dead)#Requested move 15 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🥒 Greenish Pickle!🥒 ( 🔔) 11:58, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
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Well, it took a few weeks more than I expected, but as of today our goal of 75%+ of articles Start-class or better has been reached! (and our goal of 10% of articles B-Class or better is at 101.2% done). As such, based on the poll at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 174#Goals, I'm replacing them both with two new goals:
Congratulations, everyone! -- Pres N 18:49, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
I recently opened merge discussions for Snorlax and Greninja at Talk:List_of_generation_I_Pokémon#Snorlax_Merge_Discussion and Talk:List_of_generation_VI_Pokémon#Greninja Merge Discussion respectively. The merge discussions have been up for a week with very little discussion, so I'd appreciate some additional input from other editors in regards to the proposed merges. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 ( talk) 17:06, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I'm trying to figure out if it would be a good idea to rewrite the list Legend of Zelda characters page. That page is very confusing to navigate, but I think I know how to make it better. If we could categorize all the characters into their race, perhaps it would be easier. For example, have Link under the Hylian tab, and Ganon under the Gerudo tab. All I want is to make this article better, and I hope you do too! Thank you for your time and consideration. 2601:48:C601:5550:E549:7E42:A0FC:52F4 ( talk) 18:15, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Is it possible to make a wikipedia page about it? It's a mobile videogame where you can control an ant colony, but I don't know if there is enough information to make an article about it. And this website tends to be specific about what sources can be used and which can not, i do not know if an article about this is acceptable. Oixyplanet ( talk) 06:13, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is well on its way to being a GA. It was previously nominated by User:Zekerocks11, who I thought was doing good work until they left Wikipedia. (And I hope they one day return.) Most of it is well sourced and well researched, and would benefit from a cleanup (in discussing the plot, music, and battle system). If a few editors take a crack at it, I'm sure it could reach GA with only a bit more work. Shooterwalker ( talk) 17:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I've wrote a script that compares Wikipedia videogame articles with Steam descriptions (Steam link is obtained via Wikidata). Initially I've developed it for Russian Wikipedia, but I've decided to run it on enwiki as well.
The script found more than 50 potential copyvios. I've cleaned some of them, but there're too many cases to handle alone. I've published the list there, hope it would be useful.
Careful, there might be some false positives. A particle for world to form ( talk) 10:41, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi, can we start paying more attention to pages that don't have any Australian release info? Many older games are missing this information. I will be adding dates I find from Nintendo Magazine System (Australia), retail websites such as The Gamesmen, and contemporary Newspapers.com sources, but it'd be great if everyone else could look out for this as well. Thanks! Venky64 ( talk) 19:59, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
Hey, I just thought I'd let people know that some Fanbyte pages are down, and it seems that, even though they're archived, they don't play well with archive.org. [1] [2] The site itself is not down, and other articles like this seem to work fine, but it may be that the site is having issues or going down. - Cukie Gherkin ( talk) 19:57, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
Whilst the WP:VG GAN backlog isn't that bad, there is quite the influx of nominations recently - for example, seven Pokémon articles are nominated, six from the same user! Just a light touch encouragement to consider trying out reviewing good article candidates if you haven't done so already. Happy to provide advice on the process. VRXCES ( talk) 22:03, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Dear WikiProject members,
I was just wondering whether any members of this WikiProject would consider contributing to a draft article about Antón Castillo, the central antagonist of Far Cry 6. The draft is still in its early stages, but it has potential to reach a quality standard, similar to the articles of the antagonists of Far Cry 3–5: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min and Joseph Seed. I have had very little experience in editing video game articles, so I was hoping that a few editors here may be able to lend a hand.
If you are interested, please indicate this with a short message below, or simply start contributing to the draft. :)
Kind regards and all the best, Lotsw73 ( talk) 12:52, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Fallout: New Vegas has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. – zmbro ( talk) ( cont) 18:31, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
Fallout 3 has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. 🥒 Greenish Pickle!🥒 ( 🔔) 12:23, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. -- Pres N 13:08, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
April 8
April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
Sorry for the delay, I was out of town. -- Pres N 13:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to split its reception section to its own article since that is so very large? I swear I’ve seen that on other articles but can’t think of an example. 2600:1008:B048:72B9:1060:2B2:2A8C:721D ( talk) 16:27, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I've noticed people addressing PAL and the simultaneous Europe and Australian release interchangeably in several articles, with Super Monkey Ball Adventure being just one of them. In the downloadable era, these releases make much more sense, but I highly doubt could have been localized to all of these regions during that time. Is there a distinction, and if not, should we be making efforts to correct them where we see fit by replacing PAL to say EU/AU? Venky64 ( talk) 12:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
Okay, so the Trauma Center GTN has been very roundly stalled due to factors. Is there a way of voluntarily closing it? ProtoDrake ( talk) 07:26, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. -- Pres N 20:38, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
April 19
April 20
April 21
Hello! I was wondering if there is a more simple way to add references to the video game reviews template, other than manually writing them out (I just did so at Stellar Blade)? I usually take the Cite option in the visual editor, but I either can not use that in this case or simply do not understand how to do it correctly. If there is no option, I will fix it in the source editing view. Vestigium Leonis ( talk) 17:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
hi!
I want to join this group but I'm not sure how? Can anyone please help me with this? Camila V. ( talk) 19:34, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
I just noticed that My Time at Portia is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire and idk why it was tagged as such, since there is no way it was made there or has relations to there. MTAP is made by Pathea, located in China, which wouldn't be considered at that wikiproject either.
Also, it should be in start class, mid importance of the wikiproject video games JuniperChill ( talk) 17:32, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Parodius! From Myth to Laughter#Requested move 17 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 17:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth#Requested move 17 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 17:46, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Last night I revised the short descriptions for articles on video game console generations (excluding the sixth generation, though its description then provided the basis for those edits). My reasons were for consistency and conciseness along with providing a more neutral tone (perhaps best exemplified with my edit for the fourth generation; would it really be appropriate to highlight one console above the rest, especially with such a long name?). Sergecross73 reverted my edit for the eighth generation and we talked a bit over this.
Sergecross73 said his motive was over the use of the phrase "gaming devices", also stating the articles focus more on a period in the video game industry than just the consoles, which I have to agree with. He didn't mind too much about the year, however. Since this is a series of edits he suggested I start a discussion here, potentially for a better option. I hope at the very least the short descriptions for these can be more unified while remaining both informative and accessible. Carlinal ( talk) 18:44, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Back in January, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, done by NegativeMP1, was archived from a lack of participation. So let's make sure that doesn't happen again! It isn't terribly long, and the article a fun read. The FAC is here.
Speaking of not being terribly long and being a fun read I would like to highlight PantheonRadiance's FAC on Etika, which has recently stalled as well. If this were to pass it would be (by my count) our third featured article about real people. The FAC is here. Panini! • 🥪 23:52, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
I recently took up rewriting Call of Duty 5 for the Core Content, and the article basically needs a total rewrite. I've got a decent idea what to do for a development history section, but an overview of the gameplay of the series is where I'm stuck finding sourcing over. Not only am I not able to find in-depth coverage of the gameplay of the entire series (save for specific modes like Zombies), this is the type of series where reviewers eventually give up going over the games basic mechanics in reviews. After a while, they basically just go "you know the drill". Take this IGN review of Modern Warfare III for example, which just dedicates itself to going over the differences from the previous entry and having a launch map ranking. Does anyone with prior experience in writing series articles have advice in sourcing and writing these sections? (I'm also planning on rewriting Five Nights at Freddy's some time in the year, so make that two series gameplay sections I eventually need to do.) λ Negative MP1 01:16, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
I am literally surprised how despite the fact Stardew is a really popular farm sim game, it hasn't attain GA status. To me, it feels like a perfect candidate since Undertale, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Jurassic World Evolution all reached that status. It is a class B, mid importance article however. I could nominate it for GA (followed by DYK - did you know) but I have only edited it once. I am only asking but it seems like a perfect candidate. I could also argue that Minecraft and Fortnite should be GA, but I think both fail because it is not stable. I don't really see why Stardew is unstable, by looking at the history aside from the fraction dispute that occured two months ago. JuniperChill ( talk) 12:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC) [edited link so that it now points to its history]
Hi all, I have been working in the Video Game industry for a several years and often see the ever growing scale of projects and titles being released that are targeting specific groups in ever increasing numbers. Right now Train Simulators and Flight Simulators are in dire need to have articles expanded upon as well as multiple missing publishers, developers, and game titles. The ever growing subjects are getting big enough I would like to branch off these subjects from the WikiProject Video Games and start a new WikiProject for each specific subjects. WikiProject Train Simulators, and WikiProject Flight Simulators. Maybe even just branch off and make WikiProject Simulators. I'm unsure but I see the growth and potential of adding a new WikiProject to prevent the overall bloating of information just in the Video Game wikiproject.Another aspect of making a new WikiProject for each would be to also link them with the Video Game WikiProject as well as the WikiProject Aviation and WikiProject Trains.
I'm looking for feedback, support, and overall thoughts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Funforme3 ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Basic Math (video game)#Requested move 24 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 ( talk) 05:33, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Arthur Morgan (Red Dead)#Requested move 15 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 🥒 Greenish Pickle!🥒 ( 🔔) 11:58, 28 April 2024 (UTC)