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Find video game sources: "Pure Xbox" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
It has only been a few months since this site has been up since it was originally taken down about 4 years ago. I am writing about this site because I think it should be included in the list of reliable sources. It was established by NLife Media and is thus also partnered with Gamer Network. The majority of the reviews, as well as some articles, in this site have also been written by staff belonging to Push Square and Nintendo Life, both of which are already considered reliable. Alt ( talk) 18:04, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
I was wondering about some sources and there reliability, however it would appear there has been zero discussion on them, at least to my knowledge. I wouldn't even mind if they are unreliable I would just like to know and I'm sorry if there is already a discussion on these, thanks!
Captain Galaxy ( talk) 17:45, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
I've always assumed that sources owned by a game system manufacturer, publisher, or store—like Nintendo Power, PlayStation Magazine, Game Informer, etc.—weren't reliable on Wikipedia. There's a substantial conflict of interest involved and so we'd rightly consider them primary sources. So imagine my surprise when I just looked them up and they're all reliable. Then I read through the linked discussions and saw that we've never evaluated these sources in any critical manner. It's like we started from the premise that they're magazines and that's good enough. (I did see a small amount of pushback but nobody paid it much mind.) Am I alone in thinking that this wouldn't be acceptable today? Or is there something I'm missing? Woodroar ( talk) 23:35, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "The Independent" – 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 Independent is a news tabloid from the UK that occasionally does video game reviews. I would assume that this is not to be considered a reliable source, but seeing how this site is not listed, as well as the fact I couldn't find any older discussion about it, I wanted to make sure. Alt ( talk) 15:12, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "iPhone Italia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
An Italian blog that covers iPhone-related news that's owned by the blog network Spinblog. I was wondering if it was reliable. IanTEB ( talk) 12:33, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
@ Czar: Not sure if you're still the maintainer... For an AFD today, I was searching for "Shotbow", which returns zero results. However, going directly to Google to search, then to News, I found several hits that should have been returned in the CSE, including Kotaku, Polygon, PCGamer, etc. In this case the news stories all pertained to a single event from 2014, so my AFD vote wasn't swayed, but I thought it odd the CSE didn't list them. -- ferret ( talk) 20:11, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
Hypixel uncertain
. There was
an old issue with random articles not showing in search but this doesn't seem to be that.
czar 00:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)Hi there! I've been editing the pages for Legends of Runeterra, specifically to add references for core gameplay. There are some things which will simply never be verifiable without the ability to reference the specific card. For example: "With some cards the second player can get an attack token as well." Is this an instance where I should just remove that (given how specific it is)? If not, the best source I can suggest is Mobalytics. This would also be useful for Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends (League in particular is over-explained but under-cited). [1] would be really helpful in this regard. The site is mostly just a repository of up-to-date information for Riot's games. Riot gives them advanced access to cards so that they are ready for any given game's update, too (we most recently saw this with Set 2 of LoR). Any chance it might be a reputable source? Imaginestigers ( talk) 11:22, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "...site name..." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · URL... LinkTo
I've seen this site be used a couple of times before but haven't seen any discussion on its reliability, so I thought I'd start one here. Anyways, Now Gamer was a website owned by Imagine Publishing, the company that also owns Retro Gamer magazine and a few other reliable publications. They're defunct now, but a lot of its staff seems to be from Imagine Publishing, including its founder who previously worked for Paragon Publishing ( Sega Pro, 64 Magazine, etc.). Would anybody else consider this useful/reliable enough?
Is Nylon Singapore Magazine a reliable source? It has done some video game reports, and I was wondering if I could use it in Nookazon. A link to the website's homepage is here and the article I would like to use is here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squid45 ( talk • contribs) 11:32, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "...OpenCritic..." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I haven't gotten much traction on my thread here, so I'm restarting it here.
I'd like to be able to start adding OpenCritic's percent recommended metric, which is very different from the "Critic Average" Metascore.
When I've tried to add OpenCritic information to a game page, it's almost always immediately removed.
I saw some of the older debates. Some things that have happened since then:
With this in mind, it is hard to argue that OpenCritic is not a trustworthy source. It's clear that numerous parts of the entire industry respect and trust OpenCritic.
MomentHeart ( talk) 16:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "NAG" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
NAG (formerly New Age Gaming) is the first major South African gaming magazine. Apart from it hosting its own LANs at rAge expos, it has an About us page, Editorial ethics and review protocols, and requirements for writing for the publication. The language used in those pages is informal, with colloquialisms and obvious ironic humor, but they all seem to be satisfactory. I do not have much left to say other than that the LinkedIn profiles of those who have them also appear to be satisfactory. It is rather unfortunate, albeit not surprising, that the online magazine has barely received some media coverage from other areas of the Anglosphere. Is NAG reliable? Free Media Kid! 04:35, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Nintendo Dream Web" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
Nintendo Dream is a Japanese video game magazine published by Ambit. Their official website, Nintendo Dream Web contains interviews with Nintendo developers, news on Nintendo video games and merchandise, as well as stories from previous magazine issues. I think it would be useful to include this in various Nintendo series, including Super Mario, Zelda and Kirby. That said, I have a question: do you guys think Nintendo Dream counts as a reliable source? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:18, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Although there is a good mix of reliable sources and some reaching a consensus, there are also many sources in those sections that never reached a consensus that they are reliable. Specifically "AppSpy.com" hasn't been determined yet. So I'm curious as to how the WP:VG/S System works. And should we even use the "other" sections in the first place if it's a catch-all "I'm too lazy to add it in the table"? Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 16:15, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
For any arriving fresh to this discussion, please review Template talk:Video game reviews#Requesting the addition of AppSpy and Multiplayer.it. -- Izno ( talk) 17:09, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "HLTV" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
A coverage site for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro-matches (esports). They send their photographers to LAN events (pre-COVID) and have interviews with well known players. Their "Top 20 players of the year" is highly credited as well as their regular rankings updated each week. HLTV is listed as "unreliable" right now, but no discussion has ever taken place. The "list" that said HLTV was unrealiable was last edited in 2016. ~Styyx Talk? ^-^ 09:17, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Michibiku" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Michibiku's two main editors, Graham Russell and Jenni Lada, both have credentials at other reliable sites: Russell is a contributing editor to Siliconera and has previously written for Technology Tell and Lada is the editor-in-chief for Siliconera and has also written for Technology Tell, in addition to PC Gamer. They also have a review guide stating that they always denote when a publisher-provided copy of a game is being reviewed. In a less positive department, I, unfortunately, couldn't find any credentials for their contributors.
At worst, I'd call Michibiku situational. IanTEB ( talk) 14:31, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Techspot" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo I think it is probably reliable given they have some editoral staff and writers [2] though would like to hear what others think (also here's there gaming section [3]). Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:58, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
What is Game With's reliability? It is currently used on Brawl Stars which cites this article. SK2242 ( talk) 14:42, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
There is currently an ongoing RfC at the RSN about the reliability of ScreenRant. Your participation would be appreciated. Hemiauchenia ( talk) 00:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Surprised this hasn't been picked up, but I should point out that The Jimquisition website is not online and hasn't been for a while now; the domain is no longer registered under him. Presumably this will need moving to the Defunct section. Wikibenboy94 ( talk) 23:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
This book was originally published by Cassell Illustrated in 2010 (the linked e-book version was a 2011 re-publishing by Octopus Publishing), which appears to be a reputable publisher. Tony Mott edited the book, and was also the editor of Edge magazine which is already considered an RS on this page. Mott is currently editorial director at Future Publishing, and thus in charge of a number of RS publications according to this page. The foreword was written by Peter Molyneux, a prominent games-designer. A review of the games contained in it shows an average half-page or page of written content with an image for each game so it passes WP:SIGCOV on the games included. Individual articles are written by authors identified only by initials, but the editorial control suggests RS. FOARP ( talk) 11:39, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "GameVortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
Find video game sources: "Game Vortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
GameVortex has been online since 1997. The website delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at many 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. The only oddity is their PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPV reviews, which redirects to their sister site PSIllustrated; however, both websites seemed to be under the same umbrella. I also checked the Video Games/Sources wiki page, and neither site has been brought up.
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. From a personal standpoint, I've browsed through many of their reviews. A few are lacking depth, but there is consistency throughout. Most of their scores are consistent, and they used a 0%-100% system. They also have a list of every contributor that was on their staff. Since 2014, the site seems to have stopped activity, but there is a large amount of past content there. Xanarki ( talk) 06:25, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Stemming this help request, I'm trying to figure out how to properly source the appearance of a maneki-neko as an attack in both Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: Color Splash. It was added in this edit about a week ago and was reverted literally seventeen minutes later on the grounds that it lacked a source. However, given that sometimes quotes from actual games are used to source said games' plot details (the Xenoblade Chronicles (video game) article comes to mind), couldn't something similar be done in this case? ToThAc ( talk) 23:32, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "The Tech Report" – 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 Tech Report is an online publication dedicated to "PC hardware, gaming, and personal computing in all its forms." It was founded back in 1999. According to the About page, "We take seriously the separation of the editorial and advertising portions of our business." Should we consider using it as a reliable source or not? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:44, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
So, I've seen blogs being used on some video game articles. As we know, personal, self-published blogs are unreliable unless the owner(s) is a recognized expert like a developer, composer, voice actor/actress, etc. For news-type blogs, there has to be an editorial staff that selects the writers and it cannot be open contributions.
That said, I have a question: any thoughts on which blogs are appropriate to include on this page? Thanks. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:34, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Game World Navigator / ru:Навигатор игрового мира (Navigator Igrovova Mira).
I believe that this is a worthwhile discussion for resuscitation. Here's a link to the previous archived discussion on the reliability of Game World Navigator. Per HELLKNOWZ, I would consider the source reliable. Tyrone Madera ( talk) 06:05, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "DigiStatement" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
DigiStatement is currently cited in three articles. According to its about page, it was founded in 2019 "with an aim to bridge the gap between technology and journalism". Would it be considered reliable? -- LewisMCYoutube ( talk) 18:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
With the recent close at WP:RSN seen here is it worth changing its listing here to match (Screen Rant is considered to be a marginally reliable source. It might not be appropriate for controversial statements in BLPs, but it is reliable enough for other uses.)? Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:59, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm reading the editorial policies for SVG.com and it looks like it meets standards for editorial oversight and fact-checking. "We take our commitment to facts and accuracy very seriously. We take great pains to make sure we trace facts and information back to their original sources as often as possible, and include links to those primary and (if necessary) secondary sources for full transparency. If we can't support an assertion, we don't assert it." There are also additional standards on directly quoting their sources, and on keeping advertising separate from their editorial team. A search across Wikipedia makes it hard to discern between the site and the SVG file format, but it looks to be in wide use. Has anyone had any issue with using it as a source? Shooterwalker ( talk) 17:23, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Just wanted to drop a quick note to say that I added the sources on this page to my user script, CiteHighlighter. Feel free to try it out. Also, I use a script that scrapes URL's from the Sources page, so one way to increase the accuracy would be to make sure that all sources have a URL/external link. Example: the "other reliable" and "unreliable sources" sections, which currently have no external links. Anyway, hope that helps. Thanks and have a great day. – Novem Linguae ( talk) 23:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
An IP user added this link to the Dragon Age article, which seems to track the number of GOTY's won by each game. It does disclose its own guidelines, but I am not sure if it can be vetted a appropriate for use? Haleth ( talk) 09:55, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Hey Poor Player" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Hey Poor Player as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:29, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Adventure Gamers" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Adventure Gamers as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:44, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Bonus Stage" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Bonus Stage as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:29, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Switch Player" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Switch Player as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:35, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Pure Nintendo" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Pure Nintendo as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:39, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Nintendo Soup" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Nintendo Soup as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:40, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Pretty sus about this article, because the author for that article couldn't even spell "balloon" correctly and the grammar consistency is pretty out of wack. Similarly, they picked out YouTube videos that do not guarantee verifiability (specifically the one for BTD6; we can't guarantee if ShyGuyMask or Superjombombo, who are both YouTubers, are even reliable sources, even though personally I trust both of these two).
Therefore, I feel like I might want to not trust technewstoday.com. What do you guys think? Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 02:01, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Arcade Sushi" – 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 majority of the staff has good credentials and have worked with big sites like IGN and GamesRadar. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 18:56, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
This website doesn't look like it's been updated in four years. GamerPro64 20:08, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
I found Beebom.com. Looks promising, but I would like to know if they are a reliable source. It's not yet listed on this page, so I would like to know about the reliability of this website. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 00:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "...site name..." – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · URL... LinkTo
Bringing this up as it's used in a GAN I'm reviewing. Owned by Russian developer Elvista. Much of their content doesn't seem to have a byline, which isn't great, and their entire masthead is psuedonymous. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 14:17, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
These two sources were mentioned in the AfD for
Euphoria (visual novel). They're both adult sites (with some game coverage) in Japanese, and I'm curious if anyone (particularly Japanese speakers) can assist with determining their reliability.
Now being adult sites isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, but I'm also not seeing anything that would suggest that they're reliable sources, either. Both sites are published by the same company, Cyzo. They're also both written by the same author, who appears to be pseudonymous and without any journalistic background—or at least none was mentioned in the by-line. I'm not seeing any masthead with editorial details, either. Both sites link to the same
ad offering "article distribution", which seems sketchy. Now all of this is via Google translate, so it's entirely possible that I'm missing something. Google News showed a few pages of reputable sites citing Otapol, although most of them appeared to be image credits. I also found sites citing Mens Cyzo, but as far as I could tell, it all appeared to be gossip content. Thoughts?
Woodroar (
talk) 00:42, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Here is a summation of past discussions on the topic of using aggregator scores on Wikipedia or in the {{ Video game reviews}} template.
Arguments have been made for or against.
Characteristic | Importance |
---|---|
Factual/statistical accuracy/NPOV |
Mid |
Usefulness to the reader | Mid |
"Reach"/popularity | High |
Extra work involved for Wikipedia members |
Very high |
Other Wikiprojects have policies limiting aggregator usage we can refer to |
Very high |
GameRankings | Metacritic | OpenCritic | ... | MobyGames | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ... | Yes |
Years active | 1999-2019 | 2001+ | 2015+ | ... | 1999+ |
Years covered | ??? | ??? | ??? | ... | Any |
Editorial policy | ??? | No | Yes | ... | ??? |
Takes user submissions | No | No | Yes | ... | Yes |
Reliable per VGRS | Yes | Yes | ??? | ... | No |
Referenced a lot by press & developers |
Yes | Yes | ??? | ... | ??? |
Complained about a lot by press & developers |
??? | Yes | ??? | ... | ??? |
Owner posts comments on Wikipedia User pages |
No | No | Yes | ... | ??? |
Alexa rank | 36,545 (April 23, 2019) |
1,362 (April 23, 2019) |
48,908 (May 11, 2021) |
... | 21,854 (April 23, 2019) |
Discussion #8 was about 1) whether OpenCritic is reliable and 2) whether OpenCritic should be used on Wikipedia. There was consensus on 2) not to use it. However, most discussion on 1) was extremely evasive.
Discussion #6 was about removing GameRankings from the reviews template, and an RfC reached the conclusion that, "There is consensus for the change. The majority opinion is that GR is mainly useful for older games and it is mainly duplication in newer ones. I do not see support for removal everywhere, more of phasing it out on newer games. It was almost clear consensus that it was useful for older games, from both minority and majority opinions. Were that fits on a timeline though isnt clear." Users such as User:Czar denied this, claiming that "The consensus is to use GR only when it's better than nothing." The RfC closer User:AlbinoFerret clarified the issue, telling User:Czar that, "You cant pick and choose what part of a close best suits your position and ignore the rest. Take it as a whole, as the closer takes a look at the entire discussion it isnt based on the question itself for the most part, but the responses."
Discussion #3 was about removing GameRankings from the reviews template, and the consensus after an RfC was to keep it.
Discussion #2 was about removing all aggregators except Metacritic and GameRankings from the reviews template. Consensus was to go ahead and do so.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Datumizer ( talk • contribs) 00:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Following a recent deletion discussion about an extreme hentai game/VN - there are no sources that cover this issue, which dooms any article about a game/producer in this area to be deleted, which is absurd. Any input regarding fixing this state will be appreciated. אילן שמעוני ( talk) 04:05, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
I posted this a few months ago but nobody commented and it got archived, so I'll give it another shot. I think that the source is reliable enough for inclusion, and I'm looking for other opinions..
Find video game sources: "Game Vortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
GameVortex has been online since 1997. The website delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at many 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. The only oddity is their PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPV reviews, which redirects to their sister site PSIllustrated; however, both websites seemed to be under the same umbrella. I also checked the Video Games/Sources wiki page, and neither site has been brought up.
Upon searching Wikipedia, I saw that 91 games already pointed to their website (I searched for both "Game Vortex" and "GameVortex"). From a personal standpoint, I've browsed through many of their reviews. A few are lacking depth, but there is consistency throughout. Most of their scores are consistent, and they used a 0%-100% system. They also have a list of every contributor that was on their staff and most of their reviews are signed by the author, which helps with identification. Since 2014, the site seems to have stopped activity, but there is a large amount of past content (mainly reviews) to warrant the site as an archived reliable source. Xanarki ( talk) 17:19, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
I'd also like to revisit InvenGlobal, currently listed as "reliable" but without a single discussion link. It was also purged during the above FAC. Some clarity would be appreciated. Anarchyte ( talk) 08:36, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
This came up in a FA nomination, that AllGame (and its related sites AllMusic and AllMovie) are considered situationally reliable. I want to make sure I'm interpreting this right and see if other people have encountered this. It sounds like AllGame is:
I'm basing this on Wikipedia's list of perennial sources here: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#RhythmOne. Does someone want to help me update our listing, to keep us consistent with the rest of Wikipedia? Shooterwalker ( talk) 21:21, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "gamingbolt" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
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Find video game sources: "Pure Xbox" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
It has only been a few months since this site has been up since it was originally taken down about 4 years ago. I am writing about this site because I think it should be included in the list of reliable sources. It was established by NLife Media and is thus also partnered with Gamer Network. The majority of the reviews, as well as some articles, in this site have also been written by staff belonging to Push Square and Nintendo Life, both of which are already considered reliable. Alt ( talk) 18:04, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
I was wondering about some sources and there reliability, however it would appear there has been zero discussion on them, at least to my knowledge. I wouldn't even mind if they are unreliable I would just like to know and I'm sorry if there is already a discussion on these, thanks!
Captain Galaxy ( talk) 17:45, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
I've always assumed that sources owned by a game system manufacturer, publisher, or store—like Nintendo Power, PlayStation Magazine, Game Informer, etc.—weren't reliable on Wikipedia. There's a substantial conflict of interest involved and so we'd rightly consider them primary sources. So imagine my surprise when I just looked them up and they're all reliable. Then I read through the linked discussions and saw that we've never evaluated these sources in any critical manner. It's like we started from the premise that they're magazines and that's good enough. (I did see a small amount of pushback but nobody paid it much mind.) Am I alone in thinking that this wouldn't be acceptable today? Or is there something I'm missing? Woodroar ( talk) 23:35, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "The Independent" – 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 Independent is a news tabloid from the UK that occasionally does video game reviews. I would assume that this is not to be considered a reliable source, but seeing how this site is not listed, as well as the fact I couldn't find any older discussion about it, I wanted to make sure. Alt ( talk) 15:12, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
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An Italian blog that covers iPhone-related news that's owned by the blog network Spinblog. I was wondering if it was reliable. IanTEB ( talk) 12:33, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
@ Czar: Not sure if you're still the maintainer... For an AFD today, I was searching for "Shotbow", which returns zero results. However, going directly to Google to search, then to News, I found several hits that should have been returned in the CSE, including Kotaku, Polygon, PCGamer, etc. In this case the news stories all pertained to a single event from 2014, so my AFD vote wasn't swayed, but I thought it odd the CSE didn't list them. -- ferret ( talk) 20:11, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
Hypixel uncertain
. There was
an old issue with random articles not showing in search but this doesn't seem to be that.
czar 00:00, 4 August 2020 (UTC)Hi there! I've been editing the pages for Legends of Runeterra, specifically to add references for core gameplay. There are some things which will simply never be verifiable without the ability to reference the specific card. For example: "With some cards the second player can get an attack token as well." Is this an instance where I should just remove that (given how specific it is)? If not, the best source I can suggest is Mobalytics. This would also be useful for Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends (League in particular is over-explained but under-cited). [1] would be really helpful in this regard. The site is mostly just a repository of up-to-date information for Riot's games. Riot gives them advanced access to cards so that they are ready for any given game's update, too (we most recently saw this with Set 2 of LoR). Any chance it might be a reputable source? Imaginestigers ( talk) 11:22, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
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I've seen this site be used a couple of times before but haven't seen any discussion on its reliability, so I thought I'd start one here. Anyways, Now Gamer was a website owned by Imagine Publishing, the company that also owns Retro Gamer magazine and a few other reliable publications. They're defunct now, but a lot of its staff seems to be from Imagine Publishing, including its founder who previously worked for Paragon Publishing ( Sega Pro, 64 Magazine, etc.). Would anybody else consider this useful/reliable enough?
Is Nylon Singapore Magazine a reliable source? It has done some video game reports, and I was wondering if I could use it in Nookazon. A link to the website's homepage is here and the article I would like to use is here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Squid45 ( talk • contribs) 11:32, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
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I haven't gotten much traction on my thread here, so I'm restarting it here.
I'd like to be able to start adding OpenCritic's percent recommended metric, which is very different from the "Critic Average" Metascore.
When I've tried to add OpenCritic information to a game page, it's almost always immediately removed.
I saw some of the older debates. Some things that have happened since then:
With this in mind, it is hard to argue that OpenCritic is not a trustworthy source. It's clear that numerous parts of the entire industry respect and trust OpenCritic.
MomentHeart ( talk) 16:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "NAG" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
NAG (formerly New Age Gaming) is the first major South African gaming magazine. Apart from it hosting its own LANs at rAge expos, it has an About us page, Editorial ethics and review protocols, and requirements for writing for the publication. The language used in those pages is informal, with colloquialisms and obvious ironic humor, but they all seem to be satisfactory. I do not have much left to say other than that the LinkedIn profiles of those who have them also appear to be satisfactory. It is rather unfortunate, albeit not surprising, that the online magazine has barely received some media coverage from other areas of the Anglosphere. Is NAG reliable? Free Media Kid! 04:35, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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Nintendo Dream is a Japanese video game magazine published by Ambit. Their official website, Nintendo Dream Web contains interviews with Nintendo developers, news on Nintendo video games and merchandise, as well as stories from previous magazine issues. I think it would be useful to include this in various Nintendo series, including Super Mario, Zelda and Kirby. That said, I have a question: do you guys think Nintendo Dream counts as a reliable source? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:18, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Although there is a good mix of reliable sources and some reaching a consensus, there are also many sources in those sections that never reached a consensus that they are reliable. Specifically "AppSpy.com" hasn't been determined yet. So I'm curious as to how the WP:VG/S System works. And should we even use the "other" sections in the first place if it's a catch-all "I'm too lazy to add it in the table"? Blue Pumpkin Pie Chat Contribs 16:15, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
For any arriving fresh to this discussion, please review Template talk:Video game reviews#Requesting the addition of AppSpy and Multiplayer.it. -- Izno ( talk) 17:09, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "HLTV" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
A coverage site for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro-matches (esports). They send their photographers to LAN events (pre-COVID) and have interviews with well known players. Their "Top 20 players of the year" is highly credited as well as their regular rankings updated each week. HLTV is listed as "unreliable" right now, but no discussion has ever taken place. The "list" that said HLTV was unrealiable was last edited in 2016. ~Styyx Talk? ^-^ 09:17, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Michibiku" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo Michibiku's two main editors, Graham Russell and Jenni Lada, both have credentials at other reliable sites: Russell is a contributing editor to Siliconera and has previously written for Technology Tell and Lada is the editor-in-chief for Siliconera and has also written for Technology Tell, in addition to PC Gamer. They also have a review guide stating that they always denote when a publisher-provided copy of a game is being reviewed. In a less positive department, I, unfortunately, couldn't find any credentials for their contributors.
At worst, I'd call Michibiku situational. IanTEB ( talk) 14:31, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Techspot" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo I think it is probably reliable given they have some editoral staff and writers [2] though would like to hear what others think (also here's there gaming section [3]). Regards Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:58, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
What is Game With's reliability? It is currently used on Brawl Stars which cites this article. SK2242 ( talk) 14:42, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
There is currently an ongoing RfC at the RSN about the reliability of ScreenRant. Your participation would be appreciated. Hemiauchenia ( talk) 00:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Surprised this hasn't been picked up, but I should point out that The Jimquisition website is not online and hasn't been for a while now; the domain is no longer registered under him. Presumably this will need moving to the Defunct section. Wikibenboy94 ( talk) 23:33, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
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This book was originally published by Cassell Illustrated in 2010 (the linked e-book version was a 2011 re-publishing by Octopus Publishing), which appears to be a reputable publisher. Tony Mott edited the book, and was also the editor of Edge magazine which is already considered an RS on this page. Mott is currently editorial director at Future Publishing, and thus in charge of a number of RS publications according to this page. The foreword was written by Peter Molyneux, a prominent games-designer. A review of the games contained in it shows an average half-page or page of written content with an image for each game so it passes WP:SIGCOV on the games included. Individual articles are written by authors identified only by initials, but the editorial control suggests RS. FOARP ( talk) 11:39, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "GameVortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
Find video game sources: "Game Vortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
GameVortex has been online since 1997. The website delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at many 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. The only oddity is their PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPV reviews, which redirects to their sister site PSIllustrated; however, both websites seemed to be under the same umbrella. I also checked the Video Games/Sources wiki page, and neither site has been brought up.
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. From a personal standpoint, I've browsed through many of their reviews. A few are lacking depth, but there is consistency throughout. Most of their scores are consistent, and they used a 0%-100% system. They also have a list of every contributor that was on their staff. Since 2014, the site seems to have stopped activity, but there is a large amount of past content there. Xanarki ( talk) 06:25, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Stemming this help request, I'm trying to figure out how to properly source the appearance of a maneki-neko as an attack in both Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: Color Splash. It was added in this edit about a week ago and was reverted literally seventeen minutes later on the grounds that it lacked a source. However, given that sometimes quotes from actual games are used to source said games' plot details (the Xenoblade Chronicles (video game) article comes to mind), couldn't something similar be done in this case? ToThAc ( talk) 23:32, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "The Tech Report" – 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 Tech Report is an online publication dedicated to "PC hardware, gaming, and personal computing in all its forms." It was founded back in 1999. According to the About page, "We take seriously the separation of the editorial and advertising portions of our business." Should we consider using it as a reliable source or not? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 03:44, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
So, I've seen blogs being used on some video game articles. As we know, personal, self-published blogs are unreliable unless the owner(s) is a recognized expert like a developer, composer, voice actor/actress, etc. For news-type blogs, there has to be an editorial staff that selects the writers and it cannot be open contributions.
That said, I have a question: any thoughts on which blogs are appropriate to include on this page? Thanks. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 21:34, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Game World Navigator / ru:Навигатор игрового мира (Navigator Igrovova Mira).
I believe that this is a worthwhile discussion for resuscitation. Here's a link to the previous archived discussion on the reliability of Game World Navigator. Per HELLKNOWZ, I would consider the source reliable. Tyrone Madera ( talk) 06:05, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
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DigiStatement is currently cited in three articles. According to its about page, it was founded in 2019 "with an aim to bridge the gap between technology and journalism". Would it be considered reliable? -- LewisMCYoutube ( talk) 18:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
With the recent close at WP:RSN seen here is it worth changing its listing here to match (Screen Rant is considered to be a marginally reliable source. It might not be appropriate for controversial statements in BLPs, but it is reliable enough for other uses.)? Spy-cicle💥 Talk? 22:59, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm reading the editorial policies for SVG.com and it looks like it meets standards for editorial oversight and fact-checking. "We take our commitment to facts and accuracy very seriously. We take great pains to make sure we trace facts and information back to their original sources as often as possible, and include links to those primary and (if necessary) secondary sources for full transparency. If we can't support an assertion, we don't assert it." There are also additional standards on directly quoting their sources, and on keeping advertising separate from their editorial team. A search across Wikipedia makes it hard to discern between the site and the SVG file format, but it looks to be in wide use. Has anyone had any issue with using it as a source? Shooterwalker ( talk) 17:23, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Just wanted to drop a quick note to say that I added the sources on this page to my user script, CiteHighlighter. Feel free to try it out. Also, I use a script that scrapes URL's from the Sources page, so one way to increase the accuracy would be to make sure that all sources have a URL/external link. Example: the "other reliable" and "unreliable sources" sections, which currently have no external links. Anyway, hope that helps. Thanks and have a great day. – Novem Linguae ( talk) 23:21, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
An IP user added this link to the Dragon Age article, which seems to track the number of GOTY's won by each game. It does disclose its own guidelines, but I am not sure if it can be vetted a appropriate for use? Haleth ( talk) 09:55, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
Find video game sources: "Hey Poor Player" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
I would like to get peoples' views on Hey Poor Player as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:29, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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I would like to get peoples' views on Adventure Gamers as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:44, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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I would like to get peoples' views on Bonus Stage as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:29, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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I would like to get peoples' views on Switch Player as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:35, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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I would like to get peoples' views on Pure Nintendo as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:39, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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I would like to get peoples' views on Nintendo Soup as a reliable source. It looks okay to me. Kidburla ( talk) 11:40, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Pretty sus about this article, because the author for that article couldn't even spell "balloon" correctly and the grammar consistency is pretty out of wack. Similarly, they picked out YouTube videos that do not guarantee verifiability (specifically the one for BTD6; we can't guarantee if ShyGuyMask or Superjombombo, who are both YouTubers, are even reliable sources, even though personally I trust both of these two).
Therefore, I feel like I might want to not trust technewstoday.com. What do you guys think? Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 02:01, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
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The majority of the staff has good credentials and have worked with big sites like IGN and GamesRadar. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 18:56, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
This website doesn't look like it's been updated in four years. GamerPro64 20:08, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
I found Beebom.com. Looks promising, but I would like to know if they are a reliable source. It's not yet listed on this page, so I would like to know about the reliability of this website. Qwertyxp2000 ( talk | contribs) 00:00, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
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Bringing this up as it's used in a GAN I'm reviewing. Owned by Russian developer Elvista. Much of their content doesn't seem to have a byline, which isn't great, and their entire masthead is psuedonymous. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 14:17, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
These two sources were mentioned in the AfD for
Euphoria (visual novel). They're both adult sites (with some game coverage) in Japanese, and I'm curious if anyone (particularly Japanese speakers) can assist with determining their reliability.
Now being adult sites isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, but I'm also not seeing anything that would suggest that they're reliable sources, either. Both sites are published by the same company, Cyzo. They're also both written by the same author, who appears to be pseudonymous and without any journalistic background—or at least none was mentioned in the by-line. I'm not seeing any masthead with editorial details, either. Both sites link to the same
ad offering "article distribution", which seems sketchy. Now all of this is via Google translate, so it's entirely possible that I'm missing something. Google News showed a few pages of reputable sites citing Otapol, although most of them appeared to be image credits. I also found sites citing Mens Cyzo, but as far as I could tell, it all appeared to be gossip content. Thoughts?
Woodroar (
talk) 00:42, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Here is a summation of past discussions on the topic of using aggregator scores on Wikipedia or in the {{ Video game reviews}} template.
Arguments have been made for or against.
Characteristic | Importance |
---|---|
Factual/statistical accuracy/NPOV |
Mid |
Usefulness to the reader | Mid |
"Reach"/popularity | High |
Extra work involved for Wikipedia members |
Very high |
Other Wikiprojects have policies limiting aggregator usage we can refer to |
Very high |
GameRankings | Metacritic | OpenCritic | ... | MobyGames | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ... | Yes |
Years active | 1999-2019 | 2001+ | 2015+ | ... | 1999+ |
Years covered | ??? | ??? | ??? | ... | Any |
Editorial policy | ??? | No | Yes | ... | ??? |
Takes user submissions | No | No | Yes | ... | Yes |
Reliable per VGRS | Yes | Yes | ??? | ... | No |
Referenced a lot by press & developers |
Yes | Yes | ??? | ... | ??? |
Complained about a lot by press & developers |
??? | Yes | ??? | ... | ??? |
Owner posts comments on Wikipedia User pages |
No | No | Yes | ... | ??? |
Alexa rank | 36,545 (April 23, 2019) |
1,362 (April 23, 2019) |
48,908 (May 11, 2021) |
... | 21,854 (April 23, 2019) |
Discussion #8 was about 1) whether OpenCritic is reliable and 2) whether OpenCritic should be used on Wikipedia. There was consensus on 2) not to use it. However, most discussion on 1) was extremely evasive.
Discussion #6 was about removing GameRankings from the reviews template, and an RfC reached the conclusion that, "There is consensus for the change. The majority opinion is that GR is mainly useful for older games and it is mainly duplication in newer ones. I do not see support for removal everywhere, more of phasing it out on newer games. It was almost clear consensus that it was useful for older games, from both minority and majority opinions. Were that fits on a timeline though isnt clear." Users such as User:Czar denied this, claiming that "The consensus is to use GR only when it's better than nothing." The RfC closer User:AlbinoFerret clarified the issue, telling User:Czar that, "You cant pick and choose what part of a close best suits your position and ignore the rest. Take it as a whole, as the closer takes a look at the entire discussion it isnt based on the question itself for the most part, but the responses."
Discussion #3 was about removing GameRankings from the reviews template, and the consensus after an RfC was to keep it.
Discussion #2 was about removing all aggregators except Metacritic and GameRankings from the reviews template. Consensus was to go ahead and do so.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Datumizer ( talk • contribs) 00:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Following a recent deletion discussion about an extreme hentai game/VN - there are no sources that cover this issue, which dooms any article about a game/producer in this area to be deleted, which is absurd. Any input regarding fixing this state will be appreciated. אילן שמעוני ( talk) 04:05, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
I posted this a few months ago but nobody commented and it got archived, so I'll give it another shot. I think that the source is reliable enough for inclusion, and I'm looking for other opinions..
Find video game sources: "Game Vortex" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images · free news sources · The Wikipedia Library · NYT · WP reference · VG/RS · VG/RL · WPVG/Talk · LinkSearch · LinkTo
GameVortex has been online since 1997. The website delivered consistent news/interviews/reviews up until 2014, including appearances at many 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. The only oddity is their PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP/PSPV reviews, which redirects to their sister site PSIllustrated; however, both websites seemed to be under the same umbrella. I also checked the Video Games/Sources wiki page, and neither site has been brought up.
Upon searching Wikipedia, I saw that 91 games already pointed to their website (I searched for both "Game Vortex" and "GameVortex"). From a personal standpoint, I've browsed through many of their reviews. A few are lacking depth, but there is consistency throughout. Most of their scores are consistent, and they used a 0%-100% system. They also have a list of every contributor that was on their staff and most of their reviews are signed by the author, which helps with identification. Since 2014, the site seems to have stopped activity, but there is a large amount of past content (mainly reviews) to warrant the site as an archived reliable source. Xanarki ( talk) 17:19, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
I'd also like to revisit InvenGlobal, currently listed as "reliable" but without a single discussion link. It was also purged during the above FAC. Some clarity would be appreciated. Anarchyte ( talk) 08:36, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
This came up in a FA nomination, that AllGame (and its related sites AllMusic and AllMovie) are considered situationally reliable. I want to make sure I'm interpreting this right and see if other people have encountered this. It sounds like AllGame is:
I'm basing this on Wikipedia's list of perennial sources here: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#RhythmOne. Does someone want to help me update our listing, to keep us consistent with the rest of Wikipedia? Shooterwalker ( talk) 21:21, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
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