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There was at least seven discussions about using OpenCritic as an aggregate source, with the last one being in 2017. All of them were made with inconclusive results. Given that, as well as the recent closing of GameRankings, I think it's time we should revisit that discussion and see if we can get a resolution for using OpenCritic as a review aggregate. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 22:28, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Publication | Status | MC/OC |
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148Apps | Situational | MC |
1UP | Reliable | MC |
3D Jeugos | Inconclusive | MC |
Absolute Games | Reliable | MC |
AceGamez | Unreliable | MC |
ActionTrip | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Adrenaline Vault | Unreliable | MC |
Adventure Gamers | Reliable | MC |
AllGame | Reliable | MC |
AppSpy | Reliable | MC |
Armchair Empire | Unreliable | MC |
Ars Technica | Reliable | MC and OC |
Attack of the Fanboy | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Brash Games | Unreliable | MC |
CD-Action | Reliable | MC |
CG Magazine | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Cheat Code Central | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Cincinnati Enquirer | Inconclusive | MC |
CNET | Reliable | MC |
Computer and Video Games | Reliable | MC |
Computer Games Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Computer Gaming World | Reliable | MC |
CPU Gamer | Unreliable | MC |
Cubed3 | Situational | MC and OC |
Da Gameboyz | Inconclusive | MC |
Darkstation | Unreliable | MC and OC |
DarkZero | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Deeko | Inconclusive | MC |
Destructoid | Situational | MC and OC |
Detroit Free Press | Inconclusive | MC |
Digital Chumps | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Digital Spy | Reliable | MC and OC |
Digital Trends | Reliable | MC and OC |
Digitally Downloaded | Reliable | MC and OC |
DualShockers | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Easy Allies | Reliable | MC and OC |
Edge | Reliable | MC and OC |
Electric Playground | Reliable | MC |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | Reliable | MC and OC |
Entertainment Weekly | Reliable | MC |
Eurogamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Examiner | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Ferrago | Inconclusive | MC |
FHM | Inconclusive | MC |
FiringSquad | Reliable | MC |
Forbes | Situational | MC and OC |
G4 TV | Inconclusive | MC |
Game Chronicles | Unreliable | MC and OC |
GameFan | Reliable | MC |
Game Informer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game Over Online | Inconclusive | MC |
Game Rant | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Game Revolution | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game World Navigator | Inconclusive | MC |
GameCrate | Situational | MC and OC |
GameDaily | Reliable | MC |
Gamekult | Reliable | MC |
GameNow | Reliable | MC |
Gameplanet | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game Power | Inconclusive | MC |
GamePro | Reliable | MC and OC |
Gamer.nl | Reliable | MC |
Game Reactor | Inconclusive | MC |
GamerNode | Inconclusive | MC |
Gamers' Temple | Unreliable | MC |
Gamervision | Unreliable | MC |
GameSkinny | Unreliable | OC |
GamesMaster | Reliable | MC |
GamesRadar+ | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameShark | Inconclusive | MC |
GameSpot | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameSpy | Reliable | MC |
GameStar | Reliable | MC |
GamesTM | Reliable | OC |
Gamestyle | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Game Tap | Inconclusive | MC |
GameTrailers | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameZebo | Reliable | MC |
Gamezilla | Reliable | MC |
GameZone | Reliable | MC and OC |
Gaming Age | Situational | MC |
Gaming Nexus | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Gaming Target | Unreliable | MC |
GamingXP | Inconclusive | MC |
Giant Bomb | Situational | MC and OC |
God is a Geek | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Gry OnLine | Reliable | MC and OC |
Happy Puppy | Inconclusive | MC |
Hardcore Gamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Hobby Consolas | Reliable | MC and OC |
IGN | Reliable | MC and OC |
Impulse Gamer | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Jeuxvideo | Reliable | MC |
Joystiq | Reliable | MC |
Just Adventure | Reliable | MC |
Just RPG | Unreliable | MC |
Kikizo | Inconlusive | MC |
Kill Screen | Reliable | MC and OC |
Kombo | Inconclusive | MC |
Kotaku | Reliable | MC and OC |
Let's Play Video Games | Inconclusive | MC |
MacLife | Reliable | MC |
Meristation | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
MMORPG | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Multiplayer.it | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
My Nintendo News | Unreliable | MC |
Netjak | Unreliable | MC |
Next Generation Magazine | Reliable | MC |
NF Magazine | Reliable | MC |
NGC Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Niche Gamer | Unreliable | OC |
Nintendo Enthusiast | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo Gamer | Reliable | MC |
Nintendo Life | Reliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo Power | Reliable | MC |
Nintendojo | Reliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo World Report | Reliable | MC and OC |
NTCS | Unreliable | MC |
NZGamer | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Official Nintendo Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Official Xbox Magazine | Reliable | MC |
PALGN | Reliable | MC |
PC Arena | Inconclusive | MC |
PC Format | Reliable | MC |
PC Gamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
PC Games | Reliable | MC |
PC Magazine | Reliable | OC |
PC PowerPlay | Reliable | MC |
PC Zone | Reliable | MC |
PCGamesN | Reliable | MC and OC |
PC World | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Pelit | Reliable | MC |
Play UK | Reliable | MC |
PlayStation LifeStyle | Reliable | MC and OC |
PlayStation Official Magazine UK | Reliable | MC |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Pocket Tactics | Inconclusive | MC |
Polygon | Reliable | MC and OC |
Power Unlimited | Reliable | MC |
Pregaming | Inconclusive | MC |
PSX Extreme | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Push Square | Reliable | MC and OC |
Quandary | Unreliable | MC |
Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPGFan | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPG Site | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPGamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Screen Rant | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Shacknews | Reliable | MC and OC |
Siliconera | Reliable | MC |
Slide to Play | Reliable | MC |
Softpedia | Situational | MC and OC |
Sports Gaming Network | Reliable | MC |
TeamXbox | Reliable | MC |
TechRaptor | Unreliable | OC |
The AV Club | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Daily Dot | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Games Machine | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Jimquisition | Situational | MC and OC |
The New York Times | Reliable | MC |
The Overpowered Noobs | Unreliable | MC |
The Verge | Reliable | MC |
TheSixthAxis | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Thunderbolt | Inconclusive | MC |
Time | Reliable | MC |
Times Online | Inconclusive | MC |
TotalVideoGames | Inconclusive | MC |
TouchArcade | Reliable | MC |
Twinfinite | Unreliable | MC and OC |
USgamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Variety | Reliable | MC |
VG247 | Reliable | MC and OC |
VGChartz | Unreliable | OC |
VideoGamer.com | Reliable | MC and OC |
Voodoo Extreme | Reliable | MC |
Warcry | Inconclusive | MC |
Wccftech | Situational | MC and OC |
Wired | Reliable | MC |
Worth Playing | Unreliable | MC and OC |
XBLA Fans | Unreliable | MC |
Yahoo! | Situational | MC |
ZTGD | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Can we get a straw poll going on this reliability? EDIT: I'd rather not contribute to the seven(!) no consensus discussions on OC here so far.
Axem Titanium (
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Axem Titanium (
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Bucket | MC average | MC percentile | OC average | OC percentile | |
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1st | 90–100 | 98–100 | 84-100 | 90-100 | |
2nd | 75–89 | 60-98 | 75-83 | 60-90 | |
3rd | 50–74 | 8–60 | 66-74 | 30-60 | |
4th | 20–49 | 1-8 | 0-65 | 0-30 | |
5th | 0–19 | 0-1 | N/A | N/A |
Occasionally reliable but generally exclude. OC should only really be used on the rare occassion where MC does not have a score. I do not see the value in having two similiar review aggregators which will almost always give out similiar scores when rating one game. Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 23:18, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
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There is a noticeboard discussion on the reliability of Arcade Heroes ( arcadeheroes.com). If you are interested, please participate at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard § Arcade Heroes. — Newslinger talk 23:24, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
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This site has been discussed a fair few times before in the past, but no consensus was made. Classic Game Room is a long-running web series hosted by Mark Bussler, beginning in 1999 up until 2019. It focuses primarily on video games and hardware, but has also reviewed other products such as computers, pinball machines, and gaming mousepads. Bussler is the owner of Inecom, LLC, which owns CGR Publishing, which in turn own Classic Game Room. He and his work have been cited by other publications, such as
Vice and
VentureBeat. I think that and the fact this show has been in production for such a long time do help establish some credibility, but of course I wanna see what other people think of this.
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Find video game sources: "Den of Geek" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
Does anyone know if this is reliable for video game reviews/commentary? it covers multiple pieces of media, not just video games. They provide interviews as well so it looks good for news coverage. They seem to have a strong editorial [1] [2]. But this isn't my expertise. Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 15:29, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
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Find video game sources: "Bleeding Cool" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Website that focuses on different forms of entertainment such as comics, TV, movies and video games. The website has a wikipedia page. The website seems to focus on "news and rumors". The website is listed as a reliable source by wikiproject comics. The website does not seem to be featured in any kind of gaming related reliable source as far as I can find. I can't find anything on the website regarding editorial oversight or even the people that work for the website. Given this, I'd say this website is unreliable. Stefvanschie ( talk) 12:40, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
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I know that Prima Games is a longtime source that publishes video game guides. I have heard that their guides are credible, and in fact I think I have used one of them as a reference before, but I am wondering whether the website has the same editorial oversight and credibility as the guides. Free Media Kid! 10:01, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
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After stumbling upon Pocket-lint, I was on the edge to believe that one could reasonably trust the source, but after reading its About and Editorial standards pages, my attitude changed to thinking that the source may not be sketchy after all. Pocket-lint is an independent website that covers and reviews technology and video games. While the Editorial standards page may contain occasional grammatical errors, the message I see is a consistent reassurance that the writers care about what they write and that they do not want to publish anything false or misleading. According to its About page, the site has been cited by mainstream media sources such as BBC, and at the bottom of that page are the authors and their biographies, which appear to be satisfactory. I have not seen any other discussion about the source on Wikipedia, and here is hoping that I managed to have found yet another reliable source. Free Media Kid! 01:10, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
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I have been wary about sources providing information on entertainment and pop culture, and Behind the Voice Actors represents the worst of my fears regarding such sources. It appears to be a database of voice actors who starred in films, television shows, and video games. It disclaims at the bottom that the website is unofficial, and more importantly its About page is lackluster. On Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) I had just found two sources linking to the website and removed them. We may as well start comparing this website to IMDb, right? Free Media Kid! 17:49, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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If it leads to a resume or tweet, then it has to be evaluated as
WP:SELFPUB. If the screenshot is inconclusive, then don't use. No checkmark means do not use.
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There have been a spate of changes regarding voice actors in Persona 5 and other related games as shown on this site. I was only generous in citing BTVA for cast members having green check marks, but Dissident93 was doing nothing more than being cynical and persistently vandalizing them. They are attacking the foundation of trust of BTVA. Pages on BTVA containing green check marks are too important to not cite on Wikipedia. I would just continue to use such pages like normal. Homechallenge55 ( talk) 00:58, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
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DarkStation was ruled unreliable in the 2017 discussion here; however, the sole comment specifically about DS was "DarkStation doesn't have any editorial or staff page and about is bare bones; no author info.", and checking the site, it looks like all of that has changed in the three years since that discussion. While the Staff page doesn't show any journalistic credentials that I can see, at the least they've got editorial oversight and a pretty thorough site, so I thought a reassessment of its reliability was due.-- Martin IIIa ( talk) 13:16, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Daily Esports." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Seems to be a part of the Enthusiast Gaming Network ( [4]). Though, they specify "contributors" as opposed to staff ( [5]). Contributing editors list: [6]. I am not sure of their reliablity since I cannot tell if they are either staff or contributors with no editoral oversight. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:42, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
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Just earlier today, I had accidentally found a website that I had never heard of by finding what could be useful for Worms-related articles, and while I have doubted it at first, the website itself may turn out to be usable. It turns out that the website has been around since 2002—a very long time, indeed. While there is not much to say about their About page or their ethics, there is a section of the website that I find satisfactory. It is called GotGame TV, and the videos appear to be about GotGame employees interviewing game or technology developers. I have no reason to suspect that the interviews are doctored in any way. I would personally avoid the rest of the website because I cannot tell whether those areas have a reputation for accuracy and fact-checking. However, GotGame TV may be a victory for all of us. Free Media Kid! 02:31, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
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Has a paid editorial staff and pays all those that write for them. https://www.thegamer.com/about/ If you check their press kit it reads https://www.thegamer.com/press-kit/ Launched in 2017, TheGamer serves a readership of 23 million gaming fans annually, and our articles have been sourced or featured at many of the Internet’s most trusted outlets, including Forbes, Medium, Wired, Yahoo! News, The Wire, Cracked, and Wikipedia. In addition, our reviews are featured on industry-recognized aggregators such as Metacritic and OpenCritic. I think this should be added to the reliable sources list. Dream Focus 13:49, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
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These are all sites under Future PLC, they each have an editorial staff (respectively: [7] [8] [9]). Each site is generally more focused on the hardware and general software around that OS, but they do delve into video game related topics at times - eg Windows Central just had a good story on the Xbox Series X. (There are other sites in the same family but they don't seem anywhere close to touching on VG on a regular basis). -- Masem ( t) 17:49, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
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In Japan, Softbank published the Sega Saturn Magazine to discuss their extensive coverage on the Sega Saturn. Eventually, when the Saturn was discontinued, they published the Dreamcast Magazine to chronicle the Dreamcast games. They had extensive interviews with the developers and other people involved. I think they're considered reliable enough to be included in the articles. Any thoughts or objections? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 01:01, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "3DJuegos" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo The two previous discussions were from 2009 ( [10]) and 2011 ( [11]) both of which were inconclusive, it would be great to update it and determine if its reliable, situational or unreliable. It is a Spanish video game website setup in 2005. According to its website it has "A team of journalists and professionals" ( [12]). It also appears on Metacritic for critic reviews. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 17:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
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Metro was discussed here to be unreliable and there are mentions that Daily Mail (Metro's sister site) is also widely considered to be unreliable. But there are no proper discussions regarding Daily Mail and it's not listed at WP:VG/S. While not common in Wikipedia especially for video games, I've seen them being cited before. For example, at Medal of Honor: Warfighter where I've just removed a source of Metro. LightKeyDarkBlade ( talk) 09:16, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on We The Unicorns? Like with Dexerto, I've removed it from PewDiePie in the past (again, because I didn't see it listed on WP:VG/RS). But just like with Dexerto, it is present on several other Wiki articles. It is affiliated with PopBuzz. Soulbust ( talk) 23:19, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on Garaph? From what I can see this is a large database of hardware and software sales data for Japan as released by Famitsu+Media Create, that was updated up until around 2013. It has weekly Famitsu and Media Create sales data for almost every single week from around the fifth generation to 2013, as far as I can tell. Compare its data on Mario Kart Wii to our section on sales in Japan for the game, or at least the sentences that source Kotaku. See also Super Mario Galaxy, Golden Sun, and Final Fantasy X; the same Famitsu numbers from current reliable sources that we use on their respective pages. This is to say that, as it lines up so well with other reliable sources on the more reported-on games, I have no reason to believe it wouldn't be reliable as a source for the less reported ones, where sales data sources are hard to come by. L ke ( talk) 11:55, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on Dexerto? I've removed it from PewDiePie various times (because I didn't see it listed on WP:VG/RS), but it is present on several other Wiki articles related to gaming bios/topics (see: Ninja (gamer), Call of Duty: Warzone, NRG Esports, Tfue, Sodapoppin, Offline TV, etc.). I would've said it's sketch back in 2018 or so, but I don't know if it would be considered reliable now. There does seem to be a lot of coverage of esports specifically on Dexerto. Soulbust ( talk) 23:14, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
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I know GamingNexus is considered unreliable for a multitude of reasons, but I'd like to get your thoughts on this - whilst researching Uprising: Join or Die, I found this link to an interview by one of the developers. Here's the thing - it dates back to 1997, way before the current incarnation of the site. As I said, I'd like to get some thoughts on this. MiasmaEternal TALK 12:08, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Starting on the basis that Forbes contributors are generally not reliable for fact, I would like to propose two specific contributor individuals who have been as Forbes contributes for years - Paul Tassi and Erik Kain - as situational reliable , allowing their content but where if possible, replacing/augmenting it with normally RS material. Tassi is often noted by Kotaku, IGN, and others (more recently on Destiny coverage), and has also been named in some mainstream coverage a few years back by CNN, Wired, and Washington Post. I note as a broad brush that most these sources attribute his name to his statements, the type of comment that is "take with a grain of salt", so its not that he is unreliable or making stuff up, but to make how the press uses him, to treat him as situational and make sure attribute if its a contestable claim. (Key thing to keep in mind is that Forbes contributors lack the editorial control. I do not believe that Tassi is doing any misreporting, just that the editorial control is not that, hence the need to situationally.)
Erik's got a bit more omph as a commentator rather than newsmaker, with BBC, NYTimes, and Gamasutra noting on his commentaries and reviews, so these are generally fair game as RSOPINION but again keeping in mind attribution for any odd claim, and that controversial claims should be replaced with non-situational sourcing.
This is not to apply to any other Forbes contributor without further discussion - only Tassi and Kain. -- Masem ( t) 21:03, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
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Checking the reliability for this website as its used on Islanders (video game) and I find it to be questionable. GamerPro64 18:46, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
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I believe this should be moved to situational. While they do have an editorial policy, they do not list their team anywhere, and clicking on authors in individual articles sends you to their "Contact Gameplanet" form. Also, it needs to be moved under "Defunct". Dohvahkiin ( talk) 17:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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Site does have an editorial team and lists their team. Dohvahkiin ( talk) 21:44, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
I think it may be worthwhile to create a section that covers people considered reliable. In doing so, people would be better able to identify an individual member as a reliable author on a site whose reliability is yet unclear. Not necessarily making the site reliable, but lending credence to it. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 23:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hi,
Id like to submit Inverse.com to be discussed for inclusion as a reliable source. It is part of the Bustle Media Group, whose flagship site Bustle is considered reliable for staff writers, and does cover gaming as a core topic. Personally I'd argue it should be given at least equal treatment to Bustle if not treated as fully reliable. Apache287 ( talk) 16:35, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
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Was wondering if this is reliable in regards to game reviews and such? I know its been discussed in regards to IT and tech previously.
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Gaming Age is related to the NeoGAF site and form. The site has been discussed before ( 1, 2, 3) but never with any proper conclusion. It has since been placed in the "Other situational" section with no particular restrictions named.
Some editors have pointed out in the above discussions that content pre-2002 was done by quality editors who later moved to other reliable outlets. One noted that it was passed through one FAC process (which one is unclear, though). The question remains, is the website reliable? If it is situational, in which situations can it be used? I had been using a review for Serious Sam Double D, but the source was phased out in the GA review, pending the outcome of this discussion. IceWelder [ ✉] 21:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
Generally speaking, what does a source/site need to have in order to be considered reliable? Dohvahkiin ( talk) 17:49, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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The staff page only lists two people: https://www.videogamer.com/staff. Neither of which is described as Editor-in-chief or anything of that sort. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources Both links here which state that “Full-time staff includes industry veterans”, are dead links. Is this site still reliable? Dohvahkiin ( talk) 20:27, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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This has been discussed in the past, but I believe this is questionable at best. They list the staff in the Site Credits page. Most have the emeritus title included, which upon research means that they’ve retired from the position, but are still holding the title honorarily. Based on that, theres only 1 editor. Also, they allow news tips to be submitted. Dohvahkiin ( talk) 01:15, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
A wiki site open to be edited by anyone. I'd assume it's unreliable because of that, however, I noticed it was sourced on League of Legends in esports, so I thought I'd double check. IanTEB ( talk) 15:36, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
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There was at least seven discussions about using OpenCritic as an aggregate source, with the last one being in 2017. All of them were made with inconclusive results. Given that, as well as the recent closing of GameRankings, I think it's time we should revisit that discussion and see if we can get a resolution for using OpenCritic as a review aggregate. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 22:28, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Publication | Status | MC/OC |
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148Apps | Situational | MC |
1UP | Reliable | MC |
3D Jeugos | Inconclusive | MC |
Absolute Games | Reliable | MC |
AceGamez | Unreliable | MC |
ActionTrip | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Adrenaline Vault | Unreliable | MC |
Adventure Gamers | Reliable | MC |
AllGame | Reliable | MC |
AppSpy | Reliable | MC |
Armchair Empire | Unreliable | MC |
Ars Technica | Reliable | MC and OC |
Attack of the Fanboy | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Brash Games | Unreliable | MC |
CD-Action | Reliable | MC |
CG Magazine | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Cheat Code Central | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Cincinnati Enquirer | Inconclusive | MC |
CNET | Reliable | MC |
Computer and Video Games | Reliable | MC |
Computer Games Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Computer Gaming World | Reliable | MC |
CPU Gamer | Unreliable | MC |
Cubed3 | Situational | MC and OC |
Da Gameboyz | Inconclusive | MC |
Darkstation | Unreliable | MC and OC |
DarkZero | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Deeko | Inconclusive | MC |
Destructoid | Situational | MC and OC |
Detroit Free Press | Inconclusive | MC |
Digital Chumps | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Digital Spy | Reliable | MC and OC |
Digital Trends | Reliable | MC and OC |
Digitally Downloaded | Reliable | MC and OC |
DualShockers | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Easy Allies | Reliable | MC and OC |
Edge | Reliable | MC and OC |
Electric Playground | Reliable | MC |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | Reliable | MC and OC |
Entertainment Weekly | Reliable | MC |
Eurogamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Examiner | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Ferrago | Inconclusive | MC |
FHM | Inconclusive | MC |
FiringSquad | Reliable | MC |
Forbes | Situational | MC and OC |
G4 TV | Inconclusive | MC |
Game Chronicles | Unreliable | MC and OC |
GameFan | Reliable | MC |
Game Informer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game Over Online | Inconclusive | MC |
Game Rant | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Game Revolution | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game World Navigator | Inconclusive | MC |
GameCrate | Situational | MC and OC |
GameDaily | Reliable | MC |
Gamekult | Reliable | MC |
GameNow | Reliable | MC |
Gameplanet | Reliable | MC and OC |
Game Power | Inconclusive | MC |
GamePro | Reliable | MC and OC |
Gamer.nl | Reliable | MC |
Game Reactor | Inconclusive | MC |
GamerNode | Inconclusive | MC |
Gamers' Temple | Unreliable | MC |
Gamervision | Unreliable | MC |
GameSkinny | Unreliable | OC |
GamesMaster | Reliable | MC |
GamesRadar+ | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameShark | Inconclusive | MC |
GameSpot | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameSpy | Reliable | MC |
GameStar | Reliable | MC |
GamesTM | Reliable | OC |
Gamestyle | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Game Tap | Inconclusive | MC |
GameTrailers | Reliable | MC and OC |
GameZebo | Reliable | MC |
Gamezilla | Reliable | MC |
GameZone | Reliable | MC and OC |
Gaming Age | Situational | MC |
Gaming Nexus | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Gaming Target | Unreliable | MC |
GamingXP | Inconclusive | MC |
Giant Bomb | Situational | MC and OC |
God is a Geek | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Gry OnLine | Reliable | MC and OC |
Happy Puppy | Inconclusive | MC |
Hardcore Gamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Hobby Consolas | Reliable | MC and OC |
IGN | Reliable | MC and OC |
Impulse Gamer | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Jeuxvideo | Reliable | MC |
Joystiq | Reliable | MC |
Just Adventure | Reliable | MC |
Just RPG | Unreliable | MC |
Kikizo | Inconlusive | MC |
Kill Screen | Reliable | MC and OC |
Kombo | Inconclusive | MC |
Kotaku | Reliable | MC and OC |
Let's Play Video Games | Inconclusive | MC |
MacLife | Reliable | MC |
Meristation | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
MMORPG | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Multiplayer.it | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
My Nintendo News | Unreliable | MC |
Netjak | Unreliable | MC |
Next Generation Magazine | Reliable | MC |
NF Magazine | Reliable | MC |
NGC Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Niche Gamer | Unreliable | OC |
Nintendo Enthusiast | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo Gamer | Reliable | MC |
Nintendo Life | Reliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo Power | Reliable | MC |
Nintendojo | Reliable | MC and OC |
Nintendo World Report | Reliable | MC and OC |
NTCS | Unreliable | MC |
NZGamer | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Official Nintendo Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Official Xbox Magazine | Reliable | MC |
PALGN | Reliable | MC |
PC Arena | Inconclusive | MC |
PC Format | Reliable | MC |
PC Gamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
PC Games | Reliable | MC |
PC Magazine | Reliable | OC |
PC PowerPlay | Reliable | MC |
PC Zone | Reliable | MC |
PCGamesN | Reliable | MC and OC |
PC World | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Pelit | Reliable | MC |
Play UK | Reliable | MC |
PlayStation LifeStyle | Reliable | MC and OC |
PlayStation Official Magazine UK | Reliable | MC |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | Reliable | MC |
Pocket Tactics | Inconclusive | MC |
Polygon | Reliable | MC and OC |
Power Unlimited | Reliable | MC |
Pregaming | Inconclusive | MC |
PSX Extreme | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Push Square | Reliable | MC and OC |
Quandary | Unreliable | MC |
Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPGFan | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPG Site | Reliable | MC and OC |
RPGamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Screen Rant | Inconclusive | MC and OC |
Shacknews | Reliable | MC and OC |
Siliconera | Reliable | MC |
Slide to Play | Reliable | MC |
Softpedia | Situational | MC and OC |
Sports Gaming Network | Reliable | MC |
TeamXbox | Reliable | MC |
TechRaptor | Unreliable | OC |
The AV Club | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Daily Dot | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Games Machine | Reliable | MC and OC |
The Jimquisition | Situational | MC and OC |
The New York Times | Reliable | MC |
The Overpowered Noobs | Unreliable | MC |
The Verge | Reliable | MC |
TheSixthAxis | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Thunderbolt | Inconclusive | MC |
Time | Reliable | MC |
Times Online | Inconclusive | MC |
TotalVideoGames | Inconclusive | MC |
TouchArcade | Reliable | MC |
Twinfinite | Unreliable | MC and OC |
USgamer | Reliable | MC and OC |
Variety | Reliable | MC |
VG247 | Reliable | MC and OC |
VGChartz | Unreliable | OC |
VideoGamer.com | Reliable | MC and OC |
Voodoo Extreme | Reliable | MC |
Warcry | Inconclusive | MC |
Wccftech | Situational | MC and OC |
Wired | Reliable | MC |
Worth Playing | Unreliable | MC and OC |
XBLA Fans | Unreliable | MC |
Yahoo! | Situational | MC |
ZTGD | Unreliable | MC and OC |
Can we get a straw poll going on this reliability? EDIT: I'd rather not contribute to the seven(!) no consensus discussions on OC here so far.
Axem Titanium (
talk) 20:28, 12 February 2020 (UTC) Edit:
Axem Titanium (
talk) 18:18, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
Bucket | MC average | MC percentile | OC average | OC percentile | |
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1st | 90–100 | 98–100 | 84-100 | 90-100 | |
2nd | 75–89 | 60-98 | 75-83 | 60-90 | |
3rd | 50–74 | 8–60 | 66-74 | 30-60 | |
4th | 20–49 | 1-8 | 0-65 | 0-30 | |
5th | 0–19 | 0-1 | N/A | N/A |
Occasionally reliable but generally exclude. OC should only really be used on the rare occassion where MC does not have a score. I do not see the value in having two similiar review aggregators which will almost always give out similiar scores when rating one game. Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 23:18, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
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There is a noticeboard discussion on the reliability of Arcade Heroes ( arcadeheroes.com). If you are interested, please participate at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard § Arcade Heroes. — Newslinger talk 23:24, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
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This site has been discussed a fair few times before in the past, but no consensus was made. Classic Game Room is a long-running web series hosted by Mark Bussler, beginning in 1999 up until 2019. It focuses primarily on video games and hardware, but has also reviewed other products such as computers, pinball machines, and gaming mousepads. Bussler is the owner of Inecom, LLC, which owns CGR Publishing, which in turn own Classic Game Room. He and his work have been cited by other publications, such as
Vice and
VentureBeat. I think that and the fact this show has been in production for such a long time do help establish some credibility, but of course I wanna see what other people think of this.
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Does anyone know if this is reliable for video game reviews/commentary? it covers multiple pieces of media, not just video games. They provide interviews as well so it looks good for news coverage. They seem to have a strong editorial [1] [2]. But this isn't my expertise. Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 15:29, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
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Find video game sources: "Bleeding Cool" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Website that focuses on different forms of entertainment such as comics, TV, movies and video games. The website has a wikipedia page. The website seems to focus on "news and rumors". The website is listed as a reliable source by wikiproject comics. The website does not seem to be featured in any kind of gaming related reliable source as far as I can find. I can't find anything on the website regarding editorial oversight or even the people that work for the website. Given this, I'd say this website is unreliable. Stefvanschie ( talk) 12:40, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
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I know that Prima Games is a longtime source that publishes video game guides. I have heard that their guides are credible, and in fact I think I have used one of them as a reference before, but I am wondering whether the website has the same editorial oversight and credibility as the guides. Free Media Kid! 10:01, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
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After stumbling upon Pocket-lint, I was on the edge to believe that one could reasonably trust the source, but after reading its About and Editorial standards pages, my attitude changed to thinking that the source may not be sketchy after all. Pocket-lint is an independent website that covers and reviews technology and video games. While the Editorial standards page may contain occasional grammatical errors, the message I see is a consistent reassurance that the writers care about what they write and that they do not want to publish anything false or misleading. According to its About page, the site has been cited by mainstream media sources such as BBC, and at the bottom of that page are the authors and their biographies, which appear to be satisfactory. I have not seen any other discussion about the source on Wikipedia, and here is hoping that I managed to have found yet another reliable source. Free Media Kid! 01:10, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
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I have been wary about sources providing information on entertainment and pop culture, and Behind the Voice Actors represents the worst of my fears regarding such sources. It appears to be a database of voice actors who starred in films, television shows, and video games. It disclaims at the bottom that the website is unofficial, and more importantly its About page is lackluster. On Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) I had just found two sources linking to the website and removed them. We may as well start comparing this website to IMDb, right? Free Media Kid! 17:49, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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If it leads to a resume or tweet, then it has to be evaluated as
WP:SELFPUB. If the screenshot is inconclusive, then don't use. No checkmark means do not use.
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There have been a spate of changes regarding voice actors in Persona 5 and other related games as shown on this site. I was only generous in citing BTVA for cast members having green check marks, but Dissident93 was doing nothing more than being cynical and persistently vandalizing them. They are attacking the foundation of trust of BTVA. Pages on BTVA containing green check marks are too important to not cite on Wikipedia. I would just continue to use such pages like normal. Homechallenge55 ( talk) 00:58, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
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DarkStation was ruled unreliable in the 2017 discussion here; however, the sole comment specifically about DS was "DarkStation doesn't have any editorial or staff page and about is bare bones; no author info.", and checking the site, it looks like all of that has changed in the three years since that discussion. While the Staff page doesn't show any journalistic credentials that I can see, at the least they've got editorial oversight and a pretty thorough site, so I thought a reassessment of its reliability was due.-- Martin IIIa ( talk) 13:16, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Daily Esports." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Seems to be a part of the Enthusiast Gaming Network ( [4]). Though, they specify "contributors" as opposed to staff ( [5]). Contributing editors list: [6]. I am not sure of their reliablity since I cannot tell if they are either staff or contributors with no editoral oversight. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:42, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
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Just earlier today, I had accidentally found a website that I had never heard of by finding what could be useful for Worms-related articles, and while I have doubted it at first, the website itself may turn out to be usable. It turns out that the website has been around since 2002—a very long time, indeed. While there is not much to say about their About page or their ethics, there is a section of the website that I find satisfactory. It is called GotGame TV, and the videos appear to be about GotGame employees interviewing game or technology developers. I have no reason to suspect that the interviews are doctored in any way. I would personally avoid the rest of the website because I cannot tell whether those areas have a reputation for accuracy and fact-checking. However, GotGame TV may be a victory for all of us. Free Media Kid! 02:31, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
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Has a paid editorial staff and pays all those that write for them. https://www.thegamer.com/about/ If you check their press kit it reads https://www.thegamer.com/press-kit/ Launched in 2017, TheGamer serves a readership of 23 million gaming fans annually, and our articles have been sourced or featured at many of the Internet’s most trusted outlets, including Forbes, Medium, Wired, Yahoo! News, The Wire, Cracked, and Wikipedia. In addition, our reviews are featured on industry-recognized aggregators such as Metacritic and OpenCritic. I think this should be added to the reliable sources list. Dream Focus 13:49, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
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These are all sites under Future PLC, they each have an editorial staff (respectively: [7] [8] [9]). Each site is generally more focused on the hardware and general software around that OS, but they do delve into video game related topics at times - eg Windows Central just had a good story on the Xbox Series X. (There are other sites in the same family but they don't seem anywhere close to touching on VG on a regular basis). -- Masem ( t) 17:49, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
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In Japan, Softbank published the Sega Saturn Magazine to discuss their extensive coverage on the Sega Saturn. Eventually, when the Saturn was discontinued, they published the Dreamcast Magazine to chronicle the Dreamcast games. They had extensive interviews with the developers and other people involved. I think they're considered reliable enough to be included in the articles. Any thoughts or objections? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 01:01, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "3DJuegos" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo The two previous discussions were from 2009 ( [10]) and 2011 ( [11]) both of which were inconclusive, it would be great to update it and determine if its reliable, situational or unreliable. It is a Spanish video game website setup in 2005. According to its website it has "A team of journalists and professionals" ( [12]). It also appears on Metacritic for critic reviews. Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 17:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
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Metro was discussed here to be unreliable and there are mentions that Daily Mail (Metro's sister site) is also widely considered to be unreliable. But there are no proper discussions regarding Daily Mail and it's not listed at WP:VG/S. While not common in Wikipedia especially for video games, I've seen them being cited before. For example, at Medal of Honor: Warfighter where I've just removed a source of Metro. LightKeyDarkBlade ( talk) 09:16, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on We The Unicorns? Like with Dexerto, I've removed it from PewDiePie in the past (again, because I didn't see it listed on WP:VG/RS). But just like with Dexerto, it is present on several other Wiki articles. It is affiliated with PopBuzz. Soulbust ( talk) 23:19, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on Garaph? From what I can see this is a large database of hardware and software sales data for Japan as released by Famitsu+Media Create, that was updated up until around 2013. It has weekly Famitsu and Media Create sales data for almost every single week from around the fifth generation to 2013, as far as I can tell. Compare its data on Mario Kart Wii to our section on sales in Japan for the game, or at least the sentences that source Kotaku. See also Super Mario Galaxy, Golden Sun, and Final Fantasy X; the same Famitsu numbers from current reliable sources that we use on their respective pages. This is to say that, as it lines up so well with other reliable sources on the more reported-on games, I have no reason to believe it wouldn't be reliable as a source for the less reported ones, where sales data sources are hard to come by. L ke ( talk) 11:55, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thoughts on Dexerto? I've removed it from PewDiePie various times (because I didn't see it listed on WP:VG/RS), but it is present on several other Wiki articles related to gaming bios/topics (see: Ninja (gamer), Call of Duty: Warzone, NRG Esports, Tfue, Sodapoppin, Offline TV, etc.). I would've said it's sketch back in 2018 or so, but I don't know if it would be considered reliable now. There does seem to be a lot of coverage of esports specifically on Dexerto. Soulbust ( talk) 23:14, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
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I know GamingNexus is considered unreliable for a multitude of reasons, but I'd like to get your thoughts on this - whilst researching Uprising: Join or Die, I found this link to an interview by one of the developers. Here's the thing - it dates back to 1997, way before the current incarnation of the site. As I said, I'd like to get some thoughts on this. MiasmaEternal TALK 12:08, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Starting on the basis that Forbes contributors are generally not reliable for fact, I would like to propose two specific contributor individuals who have been as Forbes contributes for years - Paul Tassi and Erik Kain - as situational reliable , allowing their content but where if possible, replacing/augmenting it with normally RS material. Tassi is often noted by Kotaku, IGN, and others (more recently on Destiny coverage), and has also been named in some mainstream coverage a few years back by CNN, Wired, and Washington Post. I note as a broad brush that most these sources attribute his name to his statements, the type of comment that is "take with a grain of salt", so its not that he is unreliable or making stuff up, but to make how the press uses him, to treat him as situational and make sure attribute if its a contestable claim. (Key thing to keep in mind is that Forbes contributors lack the editorial control. I do not believe that Tassi is doing any misreporting, just that the editorial control is not that, hence the need to situationally.)
Erik's got a bit more omph as a commentator rather than newsmaker, with BBC, NYTimes, and Gamasutra noting on his commentaries and reviews, so these are generally fair game as RSOPINION but again keeping in mind attribution for any odd claim, and that controversial claims should be replaced with non-situational sourcing.
This is not to apply to any other Forbes contributor without further discussion - only Tassi and Kain. -- Masem ( t) 21:03, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
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Checking the reliability for this website as its used on Islanders (video game) and I find it to be questionable. GamerPro64 18:46, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
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I believe this should be moved to situational. While they do have an editorial policy, they do not list their team anywhere, and clicking on authors in individual articles sends you to their "Contact Gameplanet" form. Also, it needs to be moved under "Defunct". Dohvahkiin ( talk) 17:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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Site does have an editorial team and lists their team. Dohvahkiin ( talk) 21:44, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
I think it may be worthwhile to create a section that covers people considered reliable. In doing so, people would be better able to identify an individual member as a reliable author on a site whose reliability is yet unclear. Not necessarily making the site reliable, but lending credence to it. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 23:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hi,
Id like to submit Inverse.com to be discussed for inclusion as a reliable source. It is part of the Bustle Media Group, whose flagship site Bustle is considered reliable for staff writers, and does cover gaming as a core topic. Personally I'd argue it should be given at least equal treatment to Bustle if not treated as fully reliable. Apache287 ( talk) 16:35, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
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Was wondering if this is reliable in regards to game reviews and such? I know its been discussed in regards to IT and tech previously.
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Gaming Age is related to the NeoGAF site and form. The site has been discussed before ( 1, 2, 3) but never with any proper conclusion. It has since been placed in the "Other situational" section with no particular restrictions named.
Some editors have pointed out in the above discussions that content pre-2002 was done by quality editors who later moved to other reliable outlets. One noted that it was passed through one FAC process (which one is unclear, though). The question remains, is the website reliable? If it is situational, in which situations can it be used? I had been using a review for Serious Sam Double D, but the source was phased out in the GA review, pending the outcome of this discussion. IceWelder [ ✉] 21:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
Generally speaking, what does a source/site need to have in order to be considered reliable? Dohvahkiin ( talk) 17:49, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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The staff page only lists two people: https://www.videogamer.com/staff. Neither of which is described as Editor-in-chief or anything of that sort. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources Both links here which state that “Full-time staff includes industry veterans”, are dead links. Is this site still reliable? Dohvahkiin ( talk) 20:27, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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This has been discussed in the past, but I believe this is questionable at best. They list the staff in the Site Credits page. Most have the emeritus title included, which upon research means that they’ve retired from the position, but are still holding the title honorarily. Based on that, theres only 1 editor. Also, they allow news tips to be submitted. Dohvahkiin ( talk) 01:15, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
A wiki site open to be edited by anyone. I'd assume it's unreliable because of that, however, I noticed it was sourced on League of Legends in esports, so I thought I'd double check. IanTEB ( talk) 15:36, 20 July 2020 (UTC)