Template:Cite video game
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Usage
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Error: {{Cite video game}} requires title and developer parameters</syntaxhighlight>
- Or use the inline version
{{cite video game |title= |trans-title= |developer= |publisher= |date= |platform= |version= |scene= |level= |language= |quote= }}
Sample input:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Bungie (2007-09-25). Halo 3 (Xbox 360) (1.0 ed.). Microsoft Game Studios. Level/area: The Storm. Arbiter: 'More Brutes?' / Master Chief: 'Worse.'
</syntaxhighlight>
Sample output:
Bungie (2007-09-25). Halo 3 (Xbox 360) (1.0 ed.). Microsoft Game Studios. Level/area: The Storm. Arbiter: 'More Brutes?' / Master Chief: 'Worse.'
Required parameters
- title: Title of the game.
- developer: Developer of the game.
- Use developer2, developer3, developer4, developer5, developer6, developer7 for listing multiple developers.
Optional parameters
- trans-title: Translated title of the game, if the cited version's title is not already in English
- date: Full date of publication of the specified version. Must not be wikilinked.
- publisher: Publisher, if applicable to translation/edition; omit if identical to developer
- language: language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default)
- version: version, if applicable
- platform: platform, if applicable to the reference. (If citing something that is the same across all versions, this is unnecessary)
- quote: the quote that is used as the reference. (Use single quotation marks when quoting direct speech)
- scene: scene within which the referred event or quote (if any) occurs (e.g. opening, staff credits).
- level: level or area within which the referred event or quote (if any) occurs.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Cite video game
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | title | Title of the video game | String | required |
| Developer | developer | Developer of the game | String | required |
| Publisher | publisher | Publisher, if applicable to translation/edition; omit if identical to developer | String | optional |
| Platform | platform | Platform, if applicable to the reference. (If citing something that is the same across all versions, this is unnecessary) | String | optional |
| Version | version | Version number of the video game cited, if applicable | String | optional |
| Scene | scene | Scene within which the referred event or quote (if any) occurs (e.g. opening, staff credits) | String | optional |
| Level | level | Level or area within which the referred event or quote (if any) occurs | String | optional |
| Date | date | Full date of publication of the specified version. Must not be wikilinked. | String | optional |
| Quote | quote | The quote that is used as the reference | String | optional |
| Language | language | Language of publication; specify only if it is not English | String | optional |