Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games

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Good article reassessment for Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 23:55, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

New Articles (February 10 to February 16)

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/New article announcements
 A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. --PresN 21:36, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

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I'll be honest, I am really not feeling Sindel. I brought it up on the talk page, but the sourcing feels really weak and stretched out, not to mention disjointed. Like the gay icon article is just...kinda its own weird island there.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 21:56, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
But she consistently ranks in the top 30 of best Mortal Kombat character listicles! Sergecross73 msg me 22:01, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
Donald Mustard? The "Not Like Us" guy? Not sure why he was tagged. Panini! • 🥪 01:42, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
I am drawing a complete blank for how you're trying to connect Kendrick Lamar and Donald Mustard. --PresN 03:28, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
"Mustard on the beat, ho!" – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 03:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Team Reptile, Lethal League, and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Currently, Team Reptile redirects to Lethal League, which had been the developer's only notable game at the time. Since then, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has been released, so redirecting to just one of their games makes a bit less sense now. I've added links for each game to the other's article, but I'm not sure what should be done about the redirect. Team Reptile doesn't strike me as notable enough for their own article, but would it be appropriate to change the link to something like a disambiguation page that links both LL and BRC? Taffer😊 💬(she/they) 16:27, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

The redirect was listed for discussion after my message, thank you @Zxcvbnm Taffer😊 💬(she/they) 17:02, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Offering my time to research topics if needed

I just figured I'd throw it out there, but if anyone has a topic they're itching on expanding and need sources, I can help find them. Cukie Gherkin (talk) 17:37, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

there is this old visual novel The King of Fighters: Kyo that I can't find anything about it Tintor2 (talk) 17:54, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Easy B or GA article

For anyone so inclined, I made some improvements to Atomic Betty (video game) while reassessing stubs. I fleshed out decent Development and Reception sections. All that's missing is a Gameplay section, a screenshot, and a second set of eyes to review/copy edit to make this B-class or maybe even a GA-class. (Guyinblack25 talk 18:15, 21 February 2025 (UTC))

Expanding Elden Ring Nightreign based on network test

Among other things, I'm considering adding a "Reception" section to Elden Ring Nightreign to detail the initial reactions to the network test (if sources exist, of course). I wanted to pass this by some other editors first, though, because I don't want to put in a bunch of work just to be reverted per WP:CRYSTAL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gracen (talk • contribs) 21:13, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

I personally think it's fine to be included similar to Deadlock (video game). ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 21:33, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Should lead images require to add with alt text?

I discovered some of the video game logos or covers lacking alt text for visually impaired people. Ahri Boy (talk) 01:13, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Adding alt-text to images is often recommended when an article is reviewed for WP:GAN, and oftentimes a requirement for WP:FAC. Beyond that, alt-text is fully optional. If you're proposing that alt-text be a requirement, I don't really see how such an idea could be enforced across tens of thousands of articles that have images, many of which we might not even know exist due to this wikiproject's scope. It would more likely than not just lead to alt captions like "A screenshot of X" or "Box art of X" rather than anything actually helpful to readers. λ NegativeMP1 01:44, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
Yeah, "alt text should be present for all images" is very true, but we don't have a way to enforce it across all 40,000+ articles, especially since there's no automated way to create them. --PresN 02:14, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
Actually, alt text should be added for all key images, event cover art. the alt text needs to be descriptive of what is on the cover, not just saying "it's cover art". see WP:ALTTEXT.
That said, mandating it for sub-GA articles isn't necessary but it is a good goal to push editors to do as they improve articles. Masem (t) 02:19, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
Just echoing the comments above, add Alt text whenever possible. All the contributors here have worked hard to craft quality content; why not make sure every part of it is accessible for as many readers as possible? If anyone needs help with Alt text, please feel free to reach out. I'm not active but will make time to help with this. (Guyinblack25 talk 00:23, 25 February 2025 (UTC))

New Articles (February 17 to February 23)

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/New article announcements
 A listing of all articles newly added to the Video Games Wikiproject (regardless of creation date). Generated by v3.20 of the RecentVGArticles script and posted by PresN. Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. --PresN 01:45, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

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Discussion needed at Talk:Video game

We have a couple editors trying to change the long-standing lede image of kids playing Pong at Video game , and probably need more input from the project there. — Masem (t) 04:26, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Feel free to participate at the RfC: Talk:Video game#RFC: lead image -- Some1 (talk) 05:24, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
If you've already weighed in here, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop by again; I'm curious what you all think about having more than one lead image, collage-style. Panini! • 🥪 18:21, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Neo Geo (system)#Requested move 9 February 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Neo Geo (system)#Requested move 9 February 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 14:38, 26 February 2025 (UTC)