This is an infobox for video game series and franchises.

Usage

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{{{title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1.15]]
{{{caption}}}
Genre(s){{{genre}}}
Developer(s){{{developer}}}
Publisher(s){{{publisher}}}
Creator(s){{{creator}}}
Producer(s){{{producer}}}
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 = 
| producer = 
| artist = 
| writer = 
| composer =

All fields are optional.

Full syntax

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

Syntax guide

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General fields

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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

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creator
The popular name(s) of the game series' creator(s).
producer
The popular name(s) of the game series' producer(s) if different from the creator(s).
artist
The popular name(s) of the game series' artist(s).
  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 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

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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

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox video game series in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox video game series

An infobox for articles on a series of video games.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
italic titleitalic 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.

Lineoptional
Collapsiblecollapsible

Makes the infobox collapsible when set as "yes". Otherwise, leave alone.

Unknownoptional
Statestate

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".

Stringoptional
Alignalign

Set "yes" to make the image show even when collapsed. Note that this requires collapsible to be set to "yes".

Unknownoptional
Widthwidth

no description

Unknownoptional
Titletitle

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.

Lineoptional
Imageimage

File name for a screenshot of a game in the series.

Fileoptional
Image sizeimage_size

no description

Unknownoptional
Altalt

no description

Unknownoptional
Captioncaption

A short description of the image.

Stringoptional
Genregenre

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".

Unknownoptional
Developerdeveloper

The popular name(s) of the games' developer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Publisherpublisher

The popular name(s) of the games' publisher(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Stringoptional
Creatorcreator

The popular name(s) of the game series' creator(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Producerproducer

The popular name(s) of the game series' producer(s) if different from the creator(s) and confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Artistartist

The popular name(s) of the game series' artist(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Writerwriter

The popular name(s) of the game series' writer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Composercomposer

The popular name(s) of the game series' composer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.

Unknownoptional
Platformsplatforms

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.

Unknownoptional
Releasedreleased release

no description

Unknownoptional
First release versionfirst release version

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

Lineoptional
First release datefirst release date

The release date of the first game in the series. Requires "first release version" having been filled out.

Unknownoptional
Latest release versionlatest release version

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

Unknownoptional
Latest release datelatest release date

The release date of the most recent game in the series. Requires "latest release version" having been filled out.

Stringoptional
Parent seriesparent

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.

Stringoptional
Spinoffsspinoffs

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.

Stringoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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