Template:Cite digital game/doc

{{Cite digital game}} is for use when citing video, tablet, or mobile games. It is based on {{Cite book}}, initially taken with permission from the Forgotten Realms Wiki, and Wikipedia's "Cite video game" template. Use this template when you want to cite a game. You can use sub-templates, such as {{Cite digital game/Kingmaker}}, to easily cite certain existing games. If no sub-template exists for the game that you wish to cite, you can still use this template manually.

Template

{{Cite digital game
| developer = 
| year      = 
| scene     = 
| level     = 
| title     = 
| version   = 
| publisher = 
| context   = 
}}

Usage

Parameters are required unless noted otherwise.

developer

A link to the company or person who developed the game. This is distinct from the publisher.

year (optional)

Year of the game's initial release.

scene (optional)

Title of the scene being referenced, if one can be identified.

level (optional)

Title of the level being referenced, if one can be identified.

title

A link to the game formatted to display its title, such as [[Kingmaker (CRPG)|Kingmaker]].

version (optional)

The version of the game being referenced. Useful to cite, since content can change between versions.

publisher

The game's publisher, which is distinct from the developer.

context (optional)

Relevant context for the citation, if the scene or level is insufficient. This can include a description of the scene, event, in-game work, or dialogue.

Example

Direct invocation

{{Cite digital game|developer=[[Owlcat Games]]|year=2018|scene=Opening cinematic|level=Fortress|title=[[Kingmaker (CRPG)|Kingmaker]]|version=2.0|publisher=[[Deep Silver]]|context='''Pharasma:''' "Aroden slipped in his bathtub! That's how he died. I saw it with me own eyes!"}}

Owlcat Games. (2018). Scene: Opening cinematic. Level/area: Fortress. Kingmaker, v2.0. Deep Silver. Pharasma: "Aroden slipped in his bathtub! That's how he died. I saw it with me own eyes!"

As a subtemplate

Template:Cite digital game/Kingmaker

{{Cite digital game
| developer = [[Owlcat Games]]
| year      = 2018
| scene     = {{{scene|}}}
| level     = {{{level|}}}
| title     = [[Kingmaker (CRPG)|Kingmaker]]
| version   = {{{version|}}}
| publisher = [[Deep Silver]]
| context   = {{{context|}}}
}}

In text

[[Aroden]], living [[god]] of [[human]]ity and raiser of the [[Starstone]], died after slipping in his bathtub.<ref name="K-Boneyard">{{Cite digital game/Kingmaker|scene=You died|level=The [[Boneyard]]|version=2.0|context='''Pharasma:''' "Aroden slipped in his bathtub! That's how he died. I saw it with me own eyes!"}}</ref>

== References ==

{{Refs}}

results in

Aroden, living god of humanity and raiser of the Starstone, died after slipping in his bathtub.