This page documents templates related to video games. Note that infobox templates shown below are examples, purely for demonstration purposes. Therefore some information has been omitted to reduce the size of the template transclusion on this page.
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{{subst:Vgproj welcome}} → A welcome template that welcomes new users to our project. Add it to the talk pages of new users who have contributed to video-game related articles, using {{subst:Vgproj welcome}} --~~~~.
Hi WikiProject Video games! You are receiving this message because we've noticed your excellent edits on video game-related articles. We need your help at the Video games WikiProject! There is much work to do, so please head over to the project page and help us enhance and increase the coverage of video game related articles on Wikipedia!
{{VG-Discussion}} → Tag the related article talk page(s) or user talk page(s) with this template to direct editors to a centralized discussion on the project talk page.
A discussion regarding Example has been added to the talk page of the Wikiproject: Video Games. As a contributor to the project, please add your opinions to it [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#{{{2}}}|here]]. Thank you.
Infobox VG is in articles about video games that have been or will be released for single or multiple platforms. The image used should be game box art and no other non-free images should be present.
Never list a computer game as a "PC" game—list the applicable operating systems instead.
The fields for director, producer, designer, programmer, artist, writer, and composer should be used to list people who played key roles in the development of a game. However, their inclusion should be carefully measured not to make the infobox overly long.
This image is cover art for a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of game cover art
Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa.
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To the uploader:
Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
Please do not use this template to tag non-free icons of computer software. Such items should be tagged with {{Non-free computer icon}} template.
Regarding uses other than in the original article: Check the non-free use criteria and do not assume that existing rationales can be simply copied and pasted, as they may not necessarily apply.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots
Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
Additionally, please specify at least one platform in the first parameter. See usage below.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
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This image is a copyright-protected computer icon of a computer program. It is believed that the exhibition of icons to
illustrate or identify the computer software in question
where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
This tag should only be used for computer icons, do not use for other purposes.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free video game cover or boxart true– NEEDS ARTICLE NAME
Description
This is the cover art for {{{Article}}}. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the game or the publisher of the video game or the developers of the video game.
The entire cover: because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show a primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services to relevant concerns and video game marketing to the public.
As cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the item in question would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
For a generic stub about computer and video games, use {{videogame-stub}}. This will put the article into the Video game stubs category. However, it is advised that you use one or two (no more than two) specific stub templates listed below:
Hello, WikiProject Video games, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! czar ♔01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hey WikiProject Video games—thanks for your recent contributions. I noticed your interest in Wikipedia's video game content and thought you might be interested in the video games WikiProject. We've done some great work (over 200 pieces of Featured content and over 600 Good articles), but there is plenty more to do. Come say hello on our talk page, participate in our current events, or let me know if I can help with anything. Anyway, welcome to Wikipedia and I hope I'll see you around! czar ♔01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Good articles), but there is plenty more to do. Come say hello on our talk page, participate in our current events, or let me know if I can help with anything. Anyway, welcome to Wikipedia and I hope I'll see you around! czar ♔ 01:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
