Template:Infobox video game/doc

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This infobox should italicize the article title automatically. If this is not required, add |italic title=no to the list of parameters. If this is required but the title is not being italicized, try |italic title=force.

This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of the article.

This template uses Lua: Module:InfoboxImage (sandbox) Module:WikidataIB (sandbox) Module:String2 (sandbox) Module:Check for unknown parameters (sandbox)

This template uses TemplateStyles: Template:Infobox video game/styles.css

This template uses the Wikidata properties:

• author (P50) (see uses)
• director (P57) (see uses)
• composer (P86) (see uses)
• publisher (P123) (see uses)
• genre (P136) (see uses)
• producer (P162) (see uses)
• developer (P178) (see uses)
• part of the series (P179) (see uses)
• designed by (P287) (see uses)
• platform (P400) (see uses)
• game mode (P404) (see uses)
• software engine (P408) (see uses)
• CPU (P880) (see uses)
• programmer (P943) (see uses)
• has part(s) of the class (P2670) (see uses)
• game artist (P3080) (see uses)

This is an infobox for video games. It is capable of pulling reliably sourced values from Wikidata when fields are omitted. (See WP:VG/WD for a guide to editing Wikidata.) To prevent Wikidata from pulling data for a field, use the parameter in the template but leave its contents blank.