Template:Infobox video game series/doc

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This template uses Lua: Module:InfoboxImage Module:Check for unknown parameters

This is an infobox for video game series and franchises.

Usage

{{{title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Genre(s)	{{{genre}}}
Developer(s)	{{{developer}}}
Publisher(s)	{{{publisher}}}
Creator(s)	{{{creator}}}
Artist(s)	{{{artist}}}
Writer(s)	{{{writer}}}
Composer(s)	{{{composer}}}
Platform(s)	{{{platforms}}}
Original release	{{{released}}}
First release	{{{first release version}}} {{{first release date}}}
Latest release	{{{latest release version}}} {{{latest release date}}}
Parent series	{{{parent}}}
Spin-offs	{{{spinoffs}}}

{{Infobox video game series
| width                  = 
| title                  = 
| collapsible            = 
| state                  = 
| image                  = 
| caption                = 
| platforms              = 
| developer              = 
| publisher              = 
| genre                  = 
| first release version  = 
| first release date     = 
| latest release version = 
| latest release date    = 
| parent                 = 
| spinoffs               = 
}}

Add the following fields for notable people (if required). Please read inclusion notes below:

| creator = 
| artist = 
| writer = 
| composer = 

All fields are optional.

Full syntax

{{Infobox video game series
| width                  = 
| title                  = 
| collapsible            = 
| state                  = 
| image                  = 
| caption                = 
| platforms              = 
| developer              = 
| publisher              = 
| genre                  = 
| spinoffs               = 
| creator                = 
| artist                 = 
| writer                 = 
| composer               = 
| first release version  = 
| first release date     = 
| latest release version = 
| latest release date    = 
}}

Syntax guide

General fields

title

The full name of the game series including punctuation and style (e.g. "Counter-Strike" rather than "Counter Strike" or "Counter Strike (series)"). Do not wikilink the name of the game series.

collapsible

Set =yes to make the box collapsible.

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)

show image

Set =yes to make the image show even when collapsed. (Has no effect if collapsible is not used)

Credit fields

creator

The popular name(s) of the game series' creator(s).

artist

The popular name(s) of the game series' artist(s). The name(s) can be wikilinked.

1. List the person credited as "art director" or "lead artist"
2. Do not list "character designer" or "environment artist" in this field; describe notable people in these roles in the development section
3. List no more than three people in this field

writer

The popular name(s) of the game series' writer(s). The names can be wikilinked. The writers should be listed in the order of their contribution, with the writer(s) who wrote the actual game scenario/script coming before the story writer(s).

1. If a single person is credited as "scenario director" or "scenario writer", list that person; synonyms for this position include "lead writer"
2. If there is a person credited as "scenario concept writer" or "original concept", list that person here as well
3. List no more than three people in this field

composer

The popular name(s) of the composer(s) who worked on the game series' music.

1. List people who contributed significantly to the soundtrack. Discuss inclusion criteria on a per-game basis on the talk page.

Release version fields

first release version

The title of the first game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.

first release date

The release date of the aforementioned first game in the series.

latest release version

The title of the most recent game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.

latest release date

The first release date of the aforementioned most recent game in the series.

Template Data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Infobox video game series

An infobox for articles on a series of video games.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
italic title	italic title	This infobox automatically italicizes the article title. If this is not required, enter "no". If this is required and the title is not being italicized, enter "force". Otherwise, ignore this parameter.	Line	optional
Collapsible	collapsible	Makes the infobox collapsible when set as "yes". Otherwise, leave alone.	Unknown	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. Note that this requires collapsible to be set to "yes".	String	optional
Align	align	Set "yes" to make the image show even when collapsed. Note that this requires collapsible to be set to "yes".	Unknown	optional
Width	width	no description	Unknown	optional
Title	title	Title of the game series. If not specified the page name is used. It should be plain text, do not include a wikilink, hyperlink or image in this parameter.	Line	optional
Image	image	File name for a screenshot of a game in the series.	File	optional
Image size	image_size	no description	Unknown	optional
Alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Caption	caption	A short description of the image.	String	optional
Genre	genre	The genre(s) of video game the games in the series have been considered. Use full titles rather than abbreviations for these, e.g. "first-person shooter" or "simulation".	Unknown	optional
Developer	developer	The popular name(s) of the games' developer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Publisher	publisher	The popular name(s) of the games' publisher(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	String	optional
Creator	creator	The popular name(s) of the game series' creator(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Artist	artist	The popular name(s) of the game series' artist(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Writer	writer	The popular name(s) of the game series' writer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Composer	composer	The popular name(s) of the game series' composer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Platforms	platforms	The console or operating systems games in the series were released on. The names should not be abbreviated to avoid confusion for readers unfamiliar with the subject.	Unknown	optional
Released	released release	no description	Unknown	optional
First release version	first release version	The title of the first game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.	Line	optional
First release date	first release date	The release date of the first game in the series. Requires "first release version" having been filled out.	Unknown	optional
Latest release version	latest release version	The title of the most recent game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.	Unknown	optional
Latest release date	latest release date	The release date of the most recent game in the series. Requires "latest release version" having been filled out.	String	optional
Parent series	parent	The larger franchise that a sub-series is a part of, e.g. Persona is a sub-series of the Megami Tensei franchise and would be considered a parent on Persona's article.	String	optional
Spinoffs	spinoffs	Series' which are spin-offs of this series, e.g. Pokémon Ranger is a spin-off of Pokémon. The series' article should be wikilinked if one exists.	String	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox video game series with unknown parameters

See also

• {{Infobox video game}} - counterpart for individual games.

History

This template was originally sporked from wikipedia:Template:Infobox video game series.

Documentation was sporked from wikipedia:Template:Infobox video game series/doc