Template talk:Infobox video game

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A number of changes have been discussed and rejected multiple times, and sometimes discussed and ignored. Please review the below discussions before adding a new section for the parameter you would like to add. Each discussion is listed by most- to least-recent.

I would like |predecessor= and |successor= added: See: Add a space to input succeeding and preceding games if it is in a series, Three parameters suggestions, Add sequel and succeeded, Add "follows" and "follwed by" in videogame infobox template., Iterative games, Prequel and Sequel, GameSeries
I would like |website= added: See: Add a link to the website of the game, "Official Website" Field, No way to add a website., Template-protected edit request on 5 November 2020, Three parameters suggestions, add website parameter, website
I would like |based on= added: See: Template-protected edit request on 13 July 2020, How about a "Based on" parameter?
I would like |support status= added: See: Template-protected edit request on 31 May 2021, Early access date, Add field for end of life?, "Discontinued" date or similar for multiplayer/online games, Add new field for current status, Optional support stopped parameter wanted needed
I would like |infobox software parameter= added: See: Programming language, Optional Source Code Repo field, Add field for latest release version and date (as in Infobox software), Parameter suggestion: "size", Size parameter, Add license field?, Add a game version information, Programming language, missing fields
I would like |specific technical parameter= added: See: Addition of parameters, Parameters to the video game infobox, Addition of new optional parameters
I would like |other kind of parameter= added: See: Add Reception?, e.g. PEGI age ratings are missing from this info box, Budget field, Sound director parameter
I would like Wikidata to...: See: Release date (P577), Image property
I would like to refine how we treat a certain field, or even remove it: See: Staff precedence, "other_name" paramter, Propose adding Age Guide, Updating Computer Releases, Proposal on arcade fields (successful), On ending the practice of laundry listing dates..., Derivative copyrighted cover arts, Platform and Release Date fields, Guidelines for including Producer(s), Co-op, On staff in infobox, macOS in the infobox, Removal of the display parameter, Distributor (successful)

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Video games

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Add Age Rating Field

ESRB rates games in the US & UK on self-reported data to help inform parents if a given game, its themes and contents are age-appropriate for their children. In Japan, it's CERO.

The infobox for tabletop games includes a field for Age Range.

Considering the existence of these regulatory bodies, why doesn't the template for video-games do the same, similar, or better? Unknow0059 (talk) 02:51, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Based on the last time this was discussed back in April, there are too many rating systems to make it reasonable. Primefac (talk) 11:17, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are you implying the tabletop games infobox is unreasonable? Unknow0059 (talk) 02:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would say so, it acts more like a shopping aid than anything encyclopedic. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 02:59, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add website parameter

Why is there no website parameter? I think there should be one. PhotographyEdits (talk) 01:55, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read the FAQ at the top of the page (or at Template talk:Infobox video game/FAQ) which has a list of the various discussions where this was decided against. Primefac (talk) 12:43, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Lead Developer" field?

I noticed this term "Lead Developer" when creating Of Ash and Steel. hardcoregamer uses this term. It is unclear to me what this role means. In a software setting, I would expect it to mean something like lead programmer, which is already a field. However in game dev, "developer" generally has a broader meaning, because game companies are known as "game developers" while software companies are generally called "software companies." (cf. eg. Adobe Inc. and CD Projekt.) So "Lead Developer" might mean more like "head of the development studio." The lead developer in question in this case, Victor Kondakov, is also head of the studio. The term is also used in the announcement trailer here (timestamp) and here (timestamp) Any thoughts on this? Is it the same as lead programmer or some other field? Should we add a new field "Lead Developer?" J2UDY7r00CRjH (talk) 23:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@J2UDY7r00CRjH Am I missing something in your example? I cannot find "Lead Developer" used at HCG. Youtube video wise, it seems to be a title that Fire and Frost are using themselves, so it'll be difficult for us to determine exactly what they mean. Developer is a bit of a wishywashy term. Sometimes it means programmer, sometimes it means designer. -- ferret (talk) 23:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the quote from hcg:

>The specifics of the narrative were kept a secret by the development team, but lead writer Alexander Pylin and developer/head of Fire & Frost Studios Victor Kondakov did share a bit in terms of what ways things can go.

You are correct that it doesn't say "Lead Developer" directly. I read it as lead [writer Alexander Pylin ] and [developer/head of Fire & Frost Studios Victor Kondakov]. That is, that "lead" was going on both "writer" and "developer." But that may not be correct. How would you fit Kondakov into the infobox? Or is it too vague to decide where to put him? J2UDY7r00CRjH (talk) 01:33, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's kinda too vague for the structure we have... I'd lean towards director and/or designer. I don't *think* they mean it as Programmer. -- ferret (talk) 02:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll leave it for now then. I guess when the game releases more info will be published and it will be more clear. J2UDY7r00CRjH (talk) 02:50, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]