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Articles related to video games need sources like any other Misplaced Pages article—content must be verifiable. Due to the nature of video game journalism, however, editors writing articles within the scope of this project may encounter problems finding or citing sources. This guideline aims to discuss some of the most common problem areas. None of the following directions apply in every single instance so always use reason and common sense when citing sources.

Because the fields of video game journalism, research, criticism, and commentary are relatively new compared to similar coverage of traditional media, traditional means of sourcing can be somewhat rare. In addition, the simultaneous development and expansion of internet-based sources alongside the modern video game scene has led to a much higher degree of exclusive online coverage than is the case with other media. These factors make the determination of reliable video-game sources a complex issue. To address this problem, this guideline provides a few general rules of thumb and presents the current consensus regarding the reliability and usability of specific video-game-related sources. Any questions regarding specific sources not covered in this guideline may be directed to the talk page. Remember to search the talk page archives before starting a new topic.

Locating reliable sources

One of the first places that many editors look for video game sources is the internet. After using one of several search engines to locate information on a subject, the search results must be scrutinized for reliability. A list of sources that have been identified by the WP:VG community as reliable appears lower in this page at the Sources list. This list is neither complete nor can it be used as definitive proof regarding a listed source's reliability determination, but it provides a good rough guide on which to base the scrutiny of sources for reliability.

In order to facilitate the location and recovery of reliable sources, tools are available to filter search results to target reliable sources. Editors can use Reliable Sources for Video Games, a custom Google search engine focusing on the below-listed reliable sites and filtering out many bad or non-RS sites. A second custom Google search engine, Situational Sources for Video Games, is also available to search for reliable sources on a topic. Remember that just because a source shows up in the Reliable Sources for Video Games search engine there is no guarantee that it is reliable. Forum posts, for example, are usually non-reliable. Also, be sure to take note of the conditions and limitations required for proper use of all sources (as listed in the tables below) before relying on them. The template {{find video game sources}} also includes a link to these custom search engines.

Finally, there are a number of online tools that can be used to help determine the reliability and usability of online sources.

• The Special:LinkSearch tool allows editors to see all places where English Misplaced Pages and other Wikipedias link to a specific website. This can help to show how commonly cited a source is.
• The Special:WhatLinksHere tool allows editors to see which Misplaced Pages-based pages link to other Misplaced Pages articles. This can help to identify related articles that may demonstrate sourcing conventions for the kind of article in question. This can also aid in the location of sources listed at the WP:VG Reference Library.

Editorial discretion should promote broad coverage and reduce POV

For many of the articles under the aegis of WP:VG, sources are plentiful and easily located. Because not every source needs to be cited, editorial discretion will play a part in the exclusion of redundant and unnecessary sources. A few of the more important considerations when reviewing sources for inclusion are listed hereunder:

• Negative as well as positive reviews - It is exceptionally rare for a video game to receive universal critical praise or condemnation. For this reason, reasonable efforts should be made to reduce undue bias by presenting both perspectives on the game. For the few cases where reception is universally slanted in one direction (either positive or negative), remember that exceptional claims require exceptional sourcing.
• Contemporary as well as modern coverage - As a general rule, reviewers of video games are inextricably tied to their temporal vantage point and because advancements in video game technology increase by leaps and bounds every few years, it is unfair to review a game in light of the game scene 20 years later. Likewise, hindsight can lead to revisionist reviews and nostalgia may lead to unduly positive scores. An effort should be made to include contemporary coverage of games if available in order to maintain a neutral point of view untainted by modern perceptions.
• Domestic as well as foreign coverage - Because video games are cultural artifacts, when a game comes from X country, then reviews from X country can provide cultural insight that might escape foreign reviewers. Relatedly, when a game depicts Y country or aspects of it, then reviews from Y country can provide reliable, detailed, and direct reaction to the depiction. At the same time, however, when a game comes from Z country, reviews from X and Y countries will help to reduce POV and to provide an international response thereby eliminating systemic cultural biases.
• Metareviews as well as individual reviews - Although metareviews tend to provide an average and roughly neutral review for games, the specific views of influential and/or well-respected individual reviewers may be of equal importance and should be presented with proper attribution despite the probability of containing a POV-heavy review. Care must be taken to avoid skewing the apparent reception by presenting disproportionate numbers of positive or negative individual reviews.
• Reviews for multiple different platforms - When video games are released on more than one platform, reviews of all different versions allow readers to gain an insight on the differing perceptions of the game within different gaming subcultures. When games are rereleased or remade for later systems, reviews of all different versions allow readers to grasp the degree to which later ports and remakes were successful in evoking the original. Efforts to report reception in a due manner can often be enhanced by using a prose format to explain why scores on one platform are lower than those of another.

The above considerations should also be taken when seeking out sources to add content such as reception sections to video game articles.

Print sources

Print sources are often difficult to locate for video game articles, however their use can in some cases improve coverage dramatically. This is especially true when it comes to providing citations for claims covering the early period (generally prior to 2000) before online sources became as established and reliable as they are in some cases today. Although it is incorrect to uncritically assume reliability for a source simply because it exists or existed in printed form, as a general rule of thumb it should be borne in mind that print sources cost money to produce and are therefore likely to make more of an effort at quality and accuracy than most low-cost fan sites. As the length of time a print source remains in continuous publication increases, the source gains in reputation, goodwill, and brand strength. This factor also tends to mean that longer-lasting and more established print sources are more likely to be accurate than brief fly-by-night operations, because readers tend to seek accuracy and evidence of readership can be found in the duration of the print source's time in print. Internationally registered periodicals (as identified by an ISSN number) are generally preferred over unregistered journals.

While there is no proscription against hard-to-access sources, the fact that print sources are more difficult to verify means that it is often a good idea to include additional web-based reliable sourcing if it is available. Editors adding print-based references should also make an effort to substantiate or at least double-check their claims if they are challenged. One of the best places to gain access to print-based video game reference material on Misplaced Pages is at the WP:VG reference library. Editors listed as contacts at the Reference Library have volunteered to make information from these magazines available on request and this can be used to reference claims in articles as well as to verify references and to establish notability.

Fansites

Many video games have sites devoted to them that are not affiliated with the developers or publishers. These fansites enable fans to read about and discuss the game. When checked against Misplaced Pages guidelines such as Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources#What is a reliable source?, these fansites usually do not qualify as a reliable source. They frequently have little or no editorial oversight, and may be self-published (i.e., the person hosting the website is also the one writing its content). Fact-checking is often of lesser importance than publishing the latest rumours. Quoting the rule of thumb: "...the greater the degree of scrutiny involved in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the evidence and arguments of a particular work, the more reliable it is."

Some fansites provide forum excerpts by developers from the game's forums. Favour citing the forum post itself over the fansite's article and commentary about it. When citing a forum post on a fansite's own forum, special scrutiny is advised. Make it clear that it is the post that is cited, not the thread or forum in general. Consider forum posts like journal articles, except that in this case the "journal" is unreliable (see WP:SPS), but the "article" may be, because of its author. Use real names over forum nicknames. An example from Supreme Commander:

Ables, Jeremy (2007-07-30). "Patch notes build 3260". Gas Powered Games. Retrieved 2007-08-06.

Tools: {{cite web}} and {{citation}}

Video games

In articles about video games, citing the game itself is often attractive. Misplaced Pages favours secondary sources, and the use of primary sources should be minimised. Games are primary sources in articles about themselves. Whether it is good to use them as a source varies by perspective, subject and game. For a reader, it is usually very hard to use a video game to check facts. Provide transcripts wherever possible, and enable readers to check the facts themselves by noting which area, level or episode is cited. Using the later levels of games with a linear level progression as sources (without transcripts) should be avoided. The same applies to bonus levels or easter eggs.

It is very hard to find proper sources for sections about the plot or setting of a video game without using the game itself. In many of these sections, the game itself is used as a source, but make sure that it is not the only source. Furthermore, the kind of statements that can be backed up with a reference to the game itself is limited. For example, it is impossible to use the game itself to back up that it "... takes place in a high fantasy setting".

Statements of a technical or critical nature should never contain references to the game itself. Technical details (like the type of texture mapping used) are impossible to discern for the layperson. Using the game itself as a source for critical content is original research. Criticism should not be the editor's own, but for example a reviewer's.

However, instruction booklets, player's guides, and other game-related publications may be cited as normal.

Tools: {{cite video game}} and {{cite video}}

Review sites

The most important sources for most video game articles are the reviews of the game itself. These reviews come mostly from reliable sources (such as the ones in the list below), but be aware of less reliable reviews. Many sites allow users to submit content, like Misplaced Pages itself. These reviews are often not independent, and are not reliable because they have not been checked for factuality by an editor. It is also important to make a distinction between review sites, and directory listings. The latter often repeat information from press releases and the game's official website, and do not constitute a reliable source for establishing notability. Their use should be avoided in general as well.

Aggregate review sites such as Metacritic and Game Rankings are generally useful to include in the critical reception portion of a video game article, as these sites provide links to numerous reviews for a game, more than can readily be included in Misplaced Pages. Data from these aggregate review sites should be handled carefully. There are two primary issues with these sites. Firstly, the site webmasters are free to include or ignore any review source they choose. While these sites will typically include major English gaming review sources, they can (and do) also include less reliable sites. Secondly, the sites average the scores between reviewers without regard for the differences in the rating systems used. Furthermore, video game reviews are not meant to be used in comparison with each other. A reviewer who gave two games both a score of 90% might prefer one above the other, but this does not show in the scores.

Retailers

Retailers are only considered reliable sources for games that have already been released, and even then, only for information regarding release dates and the existence of games on a particular platform. However other secondary or primary sources should be used if available. Retailers posting future dates for games not yet released raise a red flag as to the legitimacy of the statement, and should not be used unless confirmed by a more reliable source.

Official information

• WP:VG/OFFICIAL

In video gaming communities, the adjective "official" is often used to describe information released by the game developer. It denotes that the information is definitive, reliable and sometimes important. This is without regard to whether said information is deemed canonical.

Merely being "official" does not guarantee that information is usable under Misplaced Pages's editorial standards. Information deriving from official sources but published in generally unreliable ones such as blogs, fansites, or forum posts is likely unusable. Much of what is called official often stems from primary sources such as the game itself, which should largely not be used (see above). Additionally, not all reliably sourced official information merits inclusion, and in fact the bulk of the article may be unofficial. An example of this is the release date: when the official date is at 1998 according to accurate but unreliable (by Misplaced Pages policy standards) information, but a reliable source writes that it is 1999, Misplaced Pages should include the latter. Even if one has the knowledge of memory or the word of a trustworthy individual, original research is off-limits.

The crux is that "official" is not relevant to Misplaced Pages standards. In fan communities, all information released by the game developers is official and important. In a Misplaced Pages article, information released by game developers is no different from any other reliable source; in fact, it may be less reliable under possible interpretations of the policy regarding self-published or primary sources.

Sourcing style

When citing a print magazine, the name of the magazine should be written in italics. Likewise for the video games themselves. The usage of italics for an online source depends on the nature of its content, and is detailed in the Manual of Style. When citing a particular article published by a magazine or website, or when citing a chapter within a video game, the title should be surrounded by quotes. The various citation sub-templates of {{cite}} handle this sort of thing for you automatically.

Review table

A review table exists to list several game reviews in a conveniently readable format. Game publications are specified using short alphanumeric codes to make managing lists is easier.

List

It is often difficult to gauge whether a source is reliable or not in the area of video gaming. The following is a list of sources that have been established as reliable in the field of video gaming per past consensus. Please bring up all new additions on the talk page before posting them below.

A Google Custom Search engine is available at http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003516479746865699832:leawcwkqifq for Google-based searches of only the reliable source websites listed on this page. A second GoogleCustom Search engine available at http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003516479746865699832:qdq1uk9p1ua can be used to search through the situational source websites listed on this page. Remember to examine the limitations listed for each situational source in the tables below.

Note: "Media" refers to the publication's principal means of content delivery.

Reliable sources

General

Foreign language

Games industry-related/academic/other

Platform-specific

Genre-specific

General computing

Aggregate sites

Defunct

Situational sources

Sources in the following list should only be used for certain situations, as some of the content on the websites is deemed unreliable. Be sure to read a source's limitations before adding content to articles.

Unreliable sources

Sources in the following list should be not be used and replaced if possible; however, these sources may be useful in finding reference to other, more useful and reliable sources.

Checklist

This is a checklist/index of past discussions. Sources with green checkmarks (✓) are currently considered to meet reliability requirements; sources with red Xs (✗) are currently considered unreliable; sources with orange exclamation marks (!!!) are currently "situational" and may not be used in every circumstance (see the individual notes, above). Other sources have not been discussed at sufficient length to achieve consensus. Remember that consensus can change, so sites listed here may be upgraded or downgraded based on further discussion.

Discussions should be linked to if they exist. If a discussion link does not exist and you'd like confirmation regarding a source's reliability, please start a discussion on the Talk page. If you know of a source that is not listed, please add it, but forbear adding checkmarks until consensus regarding the source's reliability has been achieved.

• 1UP.com ✓ 1, 2
• 3D Juegos (Spain) 1, 2
• 4gamer.net (Japan) ✓ 1
• 576 Konzol (Hungary) 1, 2
• Abandonia Reloaded ✗ 1
• About.com !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
• Absolute Games (AG.ru) (Russia) ✓ 1
• AceGamez 1
• ActionTrip ✗ 1, 2
• Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) !!! 1, 2
• Adventure Classic Gaming 1
• Adventure Gamers ✓ 1, 2
• All Game Guide (allgame) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• AllRPG 1, 2
• AMIGA Magazine RACK ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Amiga Power ✓ 1
• Amstrad Action ✓ 1
• Andriasang ✓ 1
• Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN, cinemassacre.com) ✗ 1, 2
• Animetric 1, 2
• Armchair Empire, The ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Ars Technica ✓ 1
• Associated Content !!! 1
• AtariAge.com (website) 1, 2
• Atari Gaming Headquarters (Atari HQ) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Atari User 1, 2
• AudioGames.net 1
• AV Club, The ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• BBGSite.com ✗ 1
• Big Download 1
• Bitmob !!! 1
• Bit-Tech ✓ 1
• Blue's News ✓ 1
• browser1.de ✗ 1
• CD-Action (Poland) ✓ 1
• Chart-Track ✓ 1
• Cheat Code Central 1, 2, 3
• Cincinnati Enquirer 1, 2
• CinnamonPirate.com 1
• Click! ✓ 1
• CNET ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Collective, The (BBC) 1
• Coming Soon (Magazine) 1, 2
• Commodore User 1
• Comptiq (Japan) ✓ 1
• Computer and Video Games (CVG) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Computer Games (Magazine) (Romania, USA) ✓ 1
• Computer Gaming World (CGW) ✓ 1
• Console Obsession 1
• contactmusic.com 1
• CPU Gamer (2404.org PC Gaming) 1
• Crash! ✓ 1
• Crispy Gamer !!! 1
• Cubed3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• CVGames ✗ 1
• Da Gameboyz 1
• DarkZero ✗ 1
• Deaf Gamers !!! 1, 2, 3
• Deeko 1
• Defunct Games 1, 2
• Dengeki.com (Japan) ✓ 1
• Destructoid !!! 1, 2, 3
• Detroit Free Press (Freep) 1
• DevMaster.net ✗ 1
• Digital Press - Classic Video Games 1
• Digital Something 1
• Digital Spy ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Dragon ✓ 1, 2, 3
• DreamStation.cc 1
• DualShockers.com 1, 2
• Edge ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Electric Playground 1
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• ElectronicTheatere 1
• Eludamos 1, 2
• Engadget ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) ✓ 1
• Entertainment Weekly ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Escapist, The !!! 1, 2, 3
• ESRB 1, 2
• Eurogamer (Germany, UK) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Everything2.com ✗ 1
• Examiner.com ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Expert Gamer ✓ 1
• Famitsu (Japan) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• FHM (Magazine) 1, 2
• FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network 1, 2, 3, 4
• FiringSquad ✓ 1
• FOK!games (Netherlands) 1
• Fragland.net 1
• G4mers 1
• G4 TV: The Electric Playground 1
• G4 TV: X-Play ✓ 1, 2, 3
• galaxy-news.net ✗ 1
• Gamasutra ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Gambler (Poland) ✓ 1
• GameAlmighty.com 1
• Game Arena 1
• GameBanshee 1, 2
• Game Chronicles ✗ 1
• Game Classification ✗ 1, 2
• Gamecorner.pl ✗ 1
• GameDaily ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Game Developer ✓ 1
• GameDevResearch ✓ 1, 2
• GameFan (Magazine) (Die Hard GameFAN) ✓ 1, 2
• GameFAQs ✗ 1, 2
• GameGirl.com 1
• GameHall 1, 2
• Game industry News (GiN) 1
• Game Informer (Magazine) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• GameNOW ✓ 1
• Gameological Society, The ✓ 1
• Gameplanet ✓ 1, 2
• GamePlasma 1
• Gameplay (Russia, Poland) ✗ 1
• Gameplay Monthly 1
• GamePro (Australia, Germany, USA) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• GameProFamily.com 1
• Gamer ✓ (Israel, Netherlands) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Game Rankings !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Game Rant 1
• Gamerbytes ✓ 1, 2
• GamerDad 1
• Game Reactor (Denmark, Finland, Sweden) 1
• Game Revolution ✓ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• GamerHelp.com 1
• Gamernode 1
• GamersHell.com ✓ 1, 2, 3
• GamersInfo 1, 2
• GamersReports 1
• Gamers' Temple, The 1
• Gamertell ✓ 1, 2
• Gamervision 1
• Games.net 1
• Games32 1
• GamesAreFun.com (GAF) 1
• GameSetWatch ✓ 1
• GamesFirst! 1, 2
• Games for Windows (GFW) ✓ 1
• Game Shark 1
• GamesIndustry.biz ✓ 1, 2, 3
• GameSlant 1
• GamesMaster ✓ 1
• GameSnob 1
• GameSpot (Belgium, China, Netherlands, UK, USA) !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• GameSpy ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Games Radar ✓ 1, 2
• GameStar (Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, USA) ✓ 1
• GameStats ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• GamesTM (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2
• Game Studies ✓ 1, 2
• Gamestyle (Germany, USA) 1, 2
• GameTab ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Game Tap 1, 2
• GameTrailers ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Game Tunnel 1, 2
• GameZebo ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Gamezilla ✓ 1
• GameZone (Germany, USA) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Gaminator (Poland) ✗ 1
• Gaming Age 1, 2, 3
• Gaming Nexus 1
• Gaming Target 1
• GamingUnion.net 1, 2
• GamingXP 1
• Gaygamer.net ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Gery Gry ✗ 1
• Giant Bomb !!! 1, 2, 3, 4
• Gildia Gier Komputerowych (Poland) ✗ 1
• GoNintendo 1
• Good Game ✓ 1
• Google ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• GotGame 1
• Great Games Experiment 1, 2
• Green Pixels 1, 2
• Gry Mocny (Poland) ✗ 1
• Gry Onet (Poland) ✗ 1
• Gry OnLine (Poland) ✓ 1
• Gry PC (Poland) ✗ 1
• Hardcore Gamer (Magazine) ✓ 1
• Hardcore Gaming 101 !!! 1, 2
• HarryBalls.com 1
• Home of the Underdogs ✗ 1, 2
• HookShot Inc. ✓ 1
• IGN (Australia, UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
• Imperium Gier (Poland) ✓ 1
• Impress Watch (Japan) ✓ 1
• IndieGames.com ✓ 1, 2
• IndustryGamers ✓ 1
• Insert Credit 1, 2, 3, 4
• Inside Gaming Source, The (TIGSource) 1
• Inside Mac Games (IMG) ✓ 1
• Internet Games Archive ✗ 1
• Internet Movie Database (IMDB) ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
• ITmedia (Japan) ✓ 1
• JayIsGames !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Jeuxvideo.com (France) ✓ 1, 2
• JoyStik 1, 2
• Joystiq !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Just Adventure ✓ 1
• Just RPG 1, 2
• Kikizo Games 1
• Killer List of Video Games (KLOV) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• Kombo.com 1, 2
• Komputer Świat GRY (Poland) ✓ 1
• Kotaku ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Lost Garden ✓ 1
• LudoScience 1, 2
• MacAddict ✓ 1
• MacLife ✓ 1
• Macworld ✓ 1, 2
• Magic Box, The ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Major League Gaming (MLGPro) !!! 1, 2
• Major Nelson's Blog !!! 1
• MAN!AC 1
• Mania/AnimeOnDVD.com 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Market for Home Computing and Video Games (MCV) ✓ 1
• Massively ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Massive (Magazine) ✓ 1
• Maxim ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Maximum PC ✓ 1
• Mean Machines ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Media Cows, The ✗ 1
• Media Create (Japan) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• MEGA ✓ 1
• Megami (Magazine) (Japan) ✓ 1
• Meristation (Spain) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Metacritic ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Miasto Gier ✓ 1
• MMOABC 1
• MMO Games (Magazine) ✓ 1
• MMOGChart.com ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• MMO Hub ✗ 1, 2
• MMOHut ✗ 1, 2, 3
• MMORPG.com 1
• MMOsite.com ✗ 1, 2
• MobyGames ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Mod DB ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• MTV Multiplayer !!! 1, 2
• Multi-Player Online Gaming Directory (MPOGD.com) ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Music4Games ✓ 1
• N4G ✗ 1, 2, 3
• N64 Magazine ✓ 1
• Neoseeker 1, 2
• Netjak 1, 2
• New York Times, The ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
• neXGam (Germany) 1
• Next Generation (Magazine) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• NGamer ✓ 1
• NGC (Magazine) ✓ 1
• NinDB 1
• Nintendojo 1, 2
• Nintendo Life ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Nintendo Magazine System (Australia, UK) 1, 2
• Nintendo Power (Magazine) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Nintendo World Report ✓ 1, 2, 3
• N-Sider ✗ 1, 2
• NTSC-uk/Bordersdown 1, 2, 3, 4
• NZGamer 1
• Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK, USA) ✓ 1
• Official Nintendo Magazine/Nintendo Official Magazine (NOM) (UK, USA, Australia) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM)/Playstation Magazine (PSM)/PlayStation: The Official Magazine (PTOM) (Norway, UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Official PlayStation 2 Magazine (Australia, Poland, UK) ✓ 1
• Official Xbox Magazine (UK, USA) ✓ 1
• Official Xbox 360 Magazine/Xbox 360 - Das offiziele Xbox-Magazin (Germany)
• Offworld !!! 1
• OMGN.com 1, 2
• PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) ✓ 1, 2
• PC Arena - Game Arena 1
• PC Format (UK) ✓ 1
• PC Gamer (Brazil, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• PC Games (Germany, USA) 1
• PC Magazine (PCMag.com) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• PC Player (Brazil, Denmark, Germany) 1
• PC PowerPlay (Australia) ✓ 1, 2
• PC World 1, 2, 3, 4
• PC Zone (Benelux, USA) ✓ 1
• Pelit (Finland) ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Penny Arcade Report ✓ 1
• PiQ 1
• Play (Poland, UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2
• Playr (UK) 1
• Playstation 2 Magazine (PSM2) (UK) 1
• Playstation 3 Magazine (PSM3) (UK) 1, 2
• PlayStation Blog ✓ 1, 2, 3
• Play This Thing 1, 2
• Play Time (Germany) ✓ 1
• play.tm (Ferrago Ltd.) 1
• Pocket Gamer (UK, USA) ✓ 1, 2
• Power Unlimited (Netherlands) ✓ 1
• Practical Webdesign 1
• Przygodówki (Poland) ✗ 1
• PSPSex.Net 1
• PSX Extreme 1
• Rakrent/RTSC ✗ 1
• Reset (Poland) ✓ 1
• Retro Gamer (UK, Italy) 1, 2
• Reviews on the Run 1, 2
• Rock, Paper, Shotgun ✓ 1, 2
• RPGamer ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• RPG Codex 1
• RPGDOT 1
• RPGFan 1, 2, 3
• RPG Land 1
• RPG Vault ✓ 1
• RPG Watch 1, 2
• SciFi.com 1
• Screwattack !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Secret Service / New S Service (Poland) ✓ 1
• Sega-16.com ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Shacknews ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4
• Siliconera !!! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Sinclair User ✓ 1
• SKOAR! (India) ✓ 1
• Softonic 1
• Softpedia 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• SPOnG 1, 2
• Sports Gaming Network ✓ 1
• Square Enix Music Online !!! 1
• StrategyCore 1
• Strategy Gaming Online ✓ 1
• Strategy Informer 1, 2
• Strategy Plus ✓ 1
• Stratos Group ✓ 1
• SucksOrRules.com 1
• Suikosource.com ✗ 1
• Super PLAY (Magazine) (UK, USA) ✓ 1
• Świat Gier Komputerowych (Poland) ✓ 1
• Tacticular Cancer ✗ 1
• Tales of the Rampant Coyote 1
• Tea Leaves 1, 2
• TeamXbox ✓ 1, 2
• Tech Crunch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• That Guy with the Glasses (TGWTG) ✗ 1
• That Video Game Blog 1
• TheMushroomKingdom !!! 1
• TheSixthAxis 1
• Thunderbolt Games 1
• Time (Magazine) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Times Online 1, 2
• Tiny Cartridge 1
• Tom's Games 1
• Top Secret (Poland) ✓ 1
• TopTenReviews ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4
• TotalVideoGames (TVG) 1
• TV.com ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• UnderGroundOnline (UGO Networks) ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• UOL Jogos (Brazil) 1, 2
• USA Today ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Valhalla ✗ 1
• Valkiria - Arena Gier (Poland) ✗ 1
• Vandal Online 1
• VG247 ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• VGChartz ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• VGReleases.com ✗ 1
• VGrevolution ✗ 1
• Video Game Critic, The 1, 2, 3, 4
• Video Game PriceCharts.com ✗ 1
• VideoGamer.com ✓ 1
• Video Game Rebirth 1
• Video Games Blogger (videogamesblogger.com) ✗ 1
• VideoGames & Computer Entertainment 1
• Virtual Console Reviews 1
• V Jump (Japan) 1
• Voodoo Extreme (VE3D) ✓ 1, 2
• Warcry 1
• Wargamer.com ✓ 1
• Wikia ✗ 1, 2, 3
• Misplaced Pages ✗ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Wired ✓ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• WomenGamers.com !!! 1, 2
• WorldsInMotion ✓ 1
• Worth Playing ✗ 1, 2
• XBLA Fans !!! 1, 2, 3, 4
• Xbox.com !!! 1
• X-Play ✓ 1, 2
• Yahoo! Games (Spain, USA) 1
• Your Sinclair ✓ 1
• ZTGameDomain (ZTGD) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Zzap! 64 1

See also

• Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/2008-06-26/Dispatches
• Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20080806
• Template:Video game reviews (backlinks edit)

Notes

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• WikiProject Video games