This page documentstemplates related tovideo 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.
{{WikiProject Video games}} → Tag the talk pages all WikiProject Video games related articles and project subpages with this template. It will automatically add the page toCategory:WikiProject Video games articles. SeeTemplate:WikiProject Video games/doc for additional documentation on how to use the template and fill in other parameters.
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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}} --~~~~.
==Welcome toWikiProject Video games==
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{{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 thetalk page of theWikiproject: Video Games. As a contributor to the project, please add your opinions to it[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#{{{2}}}|here]]. Thank you. |
See also:Infobox discussion,Project template discussion,Release dates.
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Use these templates to link to various CVG databases/websites on the internet:
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Use these templates in video game-related AfDs.
{{Find video game sources|ARTICLE}}:{{subst:VG deletion}} and tomanually add the AfD to the list):| Template | Example |
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| {{Non-free game cover}} | This image iscover art for avideo 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
constitutesfair use underUnited States copyright law. Other uses of this image may becopyright infringement. For more information, seeWikipedia:Non-free content.Fair use//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Templates trueTo the uploader:
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| {{Non-free logo}} | This is alogo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected bycopyright. The use oflow-resolution images on theEnglish-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profitWikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify asnon-free use under thecopyright law of the United States.Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may becopyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. SeeWikipedia:Non-free content andWikipedia:Logos. Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or theWikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa.Fair use//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Templates trueTo the uploader:
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| {{Non-free video game screenshot}} | This image is ascreenshot from avideo 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
constitutesfair use under theCopyright law of the United States.Any other uses of this image may becopyright infringement. For more information, seeWikipedia:Non-free content.Fair use//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Templates trueTo the uploader:
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| {{Non-free computer icon}} | Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Templatestrue This image is acopyright-protectedcomputer icon of acomputer program. It is believed that the exhibition of icons to
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For a generic stub about computer and video games, use{{videogame-stub}}. This will put the article into theVideo game stubs category. However, it is advised that you use one or two (no more than two) specific stub templates listed below:
{{action-videogame-stub}} (action or exercise){{beatemup-videogame-stub}} (beat 'em up){{fighting-videogame-stub}}{{maze-videogame-stub}}{{paddle-videogame-stub}} (paddle-and-ball game){{platform-videogame-stub}}{{action-adventure-videogame-stub}}{{adventure-videogame-stub}}{{anime-videogame-stub}} (based onanime and/ormanga properties){{arcade-stub}}{{board-videogame-stub}} (board video game, i.e.Mario Party){{card-videogame-stub}}{{casino-videogame-stub}}{{edu-videogame-stub}}{{horror-videogame-stub}}{{mmorpg-videogame-stub}}{{MUD-stub}}{{music-videogame-stub}}{{Online-game-stub}}{{party-videogame-stub}}{{pinball-videogame-stub}}{{programming-videogame-stub}}{{puzzle-videogame-stub}}{{racing-videogame-stub}}{{F1-racing-videogame-stub}}{{kart-racing-videogame-stub}}{{motorcycle-racing-videogame-stub}}{{offroad-racing-videogame-stub}}{{openwheel-racing-videogame-stub}}{{rally-racing-videogame-stub}}{{sportscar-racing-videogame-stub}}{{stock-racing-videogame-stub}} (stock car racing){{street-racing-videogame-stub}}{{Touring-racing-videogame-stub}}{{rpg-videogame-stub}}{{roguelike-stub}}{{shooter-videogame-stub}} (2D or 3D shooter){{fixed-shooter-videogame-stub}}{{fps-videogame-stub}} (first-person shooter){{gallery-shooter-videogame-stub}}{{rail-shooter-videogame-stub}}{{runandgun-videogame-stub}} (run-and-gun){{scroll-shooter-videogame-stub}} (scrolling shooter){{shmup-videogame-stub}} (shoot 'em up){{tactical-shooter-videogame-stub}}{{tps-videogame-stub}} (third-person shooter){{simulation-videogame-stub}}{{flightsim-videogame-stub}} (flight simulation){{life-simulation-videogame-stub}}{{vehicle-simulation-videogame-stub}}{{sports-videogame-stub}}{{Amfoot-videogame-stub}} (American football){{baseball-videogame-stub}}{{basketball-videogame-stub}}{{bowling-videogame-stub}}{{boxing-videogame-stub}}{{cue-sports-videogame-stub}} (i.e. billiards){{footy-videogame-stub}} (football (soccer)){{fishing-videogame-stub}}{{golf-videogame-stub}}{{hockey-videogame-stub}}{{horse-racing-videogame-stub}}{{summer-sports-videogame-stub}}{{tennis-videogame-stub}}{{winter-sports-videogame-stub}}{{strategy-videogame-stub}}{{Visual-novel-stub}}{{Activision-stub}}{{Atari-stub}}{{Atari-asset-stub}}{{BethesdaSoftworks-stub}}{{BlizzardEntertainment-stub}}{{Capcom-stub}}{{Disney-videogame-stub}}{{Eidos-stub}}{{ElectronicArts-stub}}{{idSoftware-stub}}{{infocom-stub}}{{Konami-stub}}{{NamcoBandai-stub}}{{Nintendo-stub}}{{Rareware-stub}}{{RockstarGames-stub}}{{Sega-stub}}{{SierraEntertainment-stub}}{{SOE-game-stub}}{{Sony-videogame-stub}}{{SquareEnix-stub}}{{Taito-videogame-stub}}{{TakeTwo-stub}}{{THQ-stub}}{{THQ-asset-stub}}{{Ubisoft-stub}}{{VivendiGames-stub}}{{Zenimax-stub}}{{computer-game-stub}} (forPersonal computers){{8bitcomputer-game-stub}} (for 8-bit computer games such as for theCommodore 64 orSinclair ZX Spectrum){{Amiga-game-stub}} (for games on theAmiga computers){{Atari-console-stub}} (for games released on Atari consoles){{AtariST-game-stub}}{{Mobile-game-stub}} (forMobile games){{MSDOS-game-stub}}{{Macintosh-game-stub}}{{PlayStation-stub}} (any PlayStation platforms){{Windows-game-stub}}{{Xbox-stub}} (any Xbox platforms){{videogame-bio-stub}} (computer/video game people){{Videogame-book-stub}}{{videogame-company-stub}}{{videogame-culture-stub}}{{videogame-gameplay-stub}}{{videogame-mag-stub}} (video gaming magazines){{videogame-musician-stub}}{{videogame-website-stub}}{{videogame-hardware-stub}} (hardware elemenst, such as an arcade board or a gamepad){{videogame-software-stub}} (software elements, such as a 3d engine or a gameplay editor){{ESports-stub}}{{D&D-videogame-stub}} (articles onDungeons & Dragons-related video games){{FinalFantasy-stub}} (Final Fantasy-related articles){{Warcraft-stub}} (Warcraft-related articles)
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