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=====WikiProject Video games=====
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Welcome to the '''Video games WikiProject''' on the English Wikipedia! We are a [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|group]] dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to '''[[video game]]s'''.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them on '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games|our discussion page]]''', or by contacting [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Members|participants]] of the project.
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* provide guidelines and recommendations for all articles related to video games;
* improve Wikipedia's coverage of video games by creating, expanding and maintaining such articles;
* serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to video games on Wikipedia; and
* maintain the [[Portal:Video games|Video games portal]].
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=====Participation=====
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We welcome everyone who wishes to improve [[:Category:WikiProject Video games articles|video game articles]]. You don't need to formally join our project in order to contribute, but feel free to indicate your participation by adding [[Template:User WPVG|our userbox]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Advert|advert]] or [[Template:WikiProject Video games topicon|top icon]] to your user page. Members are welcome to join our project chat on the unofficial Wikimedia [[Discord]] server; please see [[WP:Discord]] for more information.

New users who have contributed to video game related articles can be informed about this project by adding the {{tl|vgproj welcome}} template to their talk pages.

[[File:Video-Game-Controller-Icon-IDV-green-barnstar.svg|left|40px|Video Game Barnstar]]
Members of our project may like to reward other users with a [[Wikipedia:Barnstar|barnstar]]. The project features the Video Games Barnstar: '''<nowiki>{{subst:VG&nbsp;Barnstar|text&nbsp;on&nbsp;award. ~~~~}}</nowiki>''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Award userbox|Userbox]] and [[:File:WikiProject Video Games Ribbon.png|ribbon]] alternatives are also available.
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Make sure you are familiar with the following pages:

* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]—a quick rundown of the five key rules you should understand before editing.
* [[Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset|Simplified ruleset]]—12 rules of thumb to help you avoid problems.
* [[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]]—a comprehensive list of the 42 official policies.

In addition to the usual [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]], please make sure you understand the '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Video games|specific guidelines for video game-related articles]]'''.{{clear}}
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; Parent project
: {{nowrap|[[File:Nuvola apps kbackgammon engine.png|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Games|WikiProject Games]]}}

; Sister projects
: {{nowrap|[[File:Wikipe-tan head.png|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga|WikiProject Anime and manga]]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:Little-vampire.png|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror|WikiProject Horror]]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:Microsoft icon.svg|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Microsoft|WikiProject Microsoft]]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:System-installer.svg|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Software|WikiProject Software]]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:Sports icon.png|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports|WikiProject Sports]]}}

; Child projects
: {{nowrap|[[File:Wikihalo.png|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Halo|WikiProject ''Halo'']]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:Wikiball.svg|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pokémon|WikiProject ''Pokémon'']]}}
: {{nowrap|[[File:Wikiproject Square Enix.svg|15px]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Square Enix|WikiProject Square Enix]]}}

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; Companies
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Nintendo|Nintendo]]
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega|Sega]]

; Genres and Systems
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Esports|Esports]]
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Indie|Indie]]
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Video_game_characters|Video game characters]]
: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Visual novels|Visual&nbsp;novels]]

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* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Assessment|assessment]]''' department evaluates the quality and importance of video game related articles.
* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Essential articles|essential articles]]''' page identifies the most important topics in the scope of this WikiProject.
* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Reference library|reference library]]''' is an archive of high-quality sources that may be used to support development history, critical reception, and other sections of articles.
* We have [[Wikipedia:Task force|task forces]] within our project that provide centralized information and discussion for topics that have a sufficiently large scope, but would not benefit from having a separate WikiProject with all of the associated bureaucracy.
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|Video game-related articles are considered notable by this project if they pass [[WP:GNG|Wikipedia's general notability guidelines]].
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|This project currently maintains over [[User:WP 1.0 bot/Tables/Project/Video game|{{FORMATNUM: {{#expr: ( ( {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Top-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:High-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Mid-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Low-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:NA-importance video game pages|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unknown-importance video game articles|R}} ) / 1000 round 0 ) * 1000 }} }} pages of varying importance and quality]], of which over {{FORMATNUM: {{#expr: ( ( {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Top-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:High-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Mid-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Low-importance video game articles|R}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unknown-importance video game articles|R}} ) / 1000 round 0 ) * 1000 }} }} are articles.
* All pages linked to by this page may be monitored from the '''[[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games|project watchlist]]'''.
* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Templates|templates]]''' page lists all templates useful in writing articles related to video games, including infobox, cleanup, stub, talk page, and external links templates.
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article statistics|Statistics]]''' on the articles in this project's scope are available.
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* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Video games|deletion]]''' subpage lists video game-related articles that have been nominated for deletion, and invites users to join the discussion process.
* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/New article announcements|new article announcements]]''' subpage lists video game-related articles that have been created recently. An automated list of new video game-related articles can be found [[User:AlexNewArtBot/VideogamesSearchResult|here]].
* The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Requests|requests]]''' subpage lists video game-related articles whose creation has been requested.
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