Template:Infobox video game

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This is an infobox for video games. It was copied from Wikipedia; see the description there for more information.

Usage

{{Infobox video game
| collapsible   = 
| state         = 
| italic title  = 
| title         = 
| image         = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| developer     = 
| publisher     = 
| series        = 
| engine        = 
| platforms     = 
| released      = 
| genre         = 
| modes         = 
| arcade system = 
| director      = 
| producer      = 
| designer      = 
| programmer    = 
| artist        = 
| writer        = 
| composer      = 
}}

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A template to generate an infobox for a video game.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Title of the game. If not specified the 'name' parameter or the PAGENAME are used. It should be plain text, do not include a wikilink, hyperlink or image in this parameter.	Line	optional
Collapsible	collapsible	Whether this screenshot is hidden by default, set to 'yes' to place the screenshot in a collapsible section	Line	optional
State	state	Determines the initial collapsed state of the infobox. Set collapsed to put the box in collapsed state initially. Set expanded to put the box in expanded state initially. Set autocollapse to have the box's initial collapsed state be determined automatically based on the number of other templates in the article that also have the "collapsible" attribute. (Has no effect if collapsible is not used.) Default autocollapse	String	optional
Image	image	File name for a screenshot of the image, e.g. 'GIMP screenshot.png'	File	optional
Border	border	Add a border around the image Example yes	String	optional
Caption	caption	A short description of the image.	String	optional
Developer	developer	The popular name(s) of the game developer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	The popular name(s) of the video game publisher(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	String	optional
Series	series	The video game series the game is associated with. Only use this field if there is an article for the series. Wikilink and italicize the name(s) (such as Halo).	String	optional
Engine	engine	The game's engine. Use only if the engine is independently notable.	String	optional
Platforms	platforms	The unabbreviated console or operating system family the game was specifically developed or officially announced (if not canceled) for. This includes dedicated ports, but not games in emulation or services. See documentation for examples.	String	optional
Released	released	Release date. If possible, use the game's exact release date. Example: November 3, 2013.	String	optional
Genre	genre	The genre of the game, such as first-person shooter, adventure, etc.	String	optional
Modes	modes	Playing modes offered by the game. Currently, the only accepted values are single-player, multiplayer, or both.	String	optional
Arcade system	arcade system	no description	String	optional
Note	Note	no description	String	optional
Director	director	The popular names of the game directors or creative directors who oversaw the creative development of the game. The names can be wikilinked.	String	optional
Producer	producer	The popular names of the game producers in overall charge of the production of the game. The names can be wikilinked.	String	optional
Designer	designer	The popular names of the game designers, i.e. people who worked on the game's system. The names can be wikilinked. This field is often unfilled in modern high-budget development due to large team sizes and collaboration. Older games and indie games are more likely to use this position.	String	optional
Programmer	programmer	The popular names of the game programmers. The names can be wikilinked. This field is often unfilled in modern high-budget development due to large team sizes and collaboration. Older games and indie games are more likely to use this position.	String	optional
Artist	artist	The popular names of the game's artists. The names can be wikilinked.	String	optional
Writer	writer	The popular names of the game's writers. The names can wikilinked. The writers should be listed in the order of their contribution, with those who wrote the game's scenarios/scripts listed before the game's story writers.	String	optional
Composer	composer	The popular names of the composers who worked on the game's music.	String	optional
fetchwikidata	fetchwikidata	no description	Unknown	optional
suppressfields	suppressfields	no description	Unknown	optional
onlysourced	onlysourced	no description	Unknown	optional
refs	refs	no description	Unknown	optional
noicon	noicon	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional

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