Template:Infobox video game series/sandbox

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	[[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}}}
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}}}

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See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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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 uses Lua:

This is an infobox for video game series and franchises.

Usage

{{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

{{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

General fields

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

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).

List the person credited as "art director" or "lead artist"
Do not list "character designer" or "environment artist" in this field; describe notable people in these roles in the development section
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).

If a single person is credited as "scenario director" or "scenario writer", list that person; synonyms for this position include "lead writer"
If there is a person credited as "scenario concept writer" or "original concept", list that person here as well
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.

List people who contributed significantly to the soundtrack. Discuss inclusion criteria on a per-game basis on the talk page.

Release version fields

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

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[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
italic title	`italic 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.	Line	optional
Collapsible	`collapsible`	Makes the infobox collapsible when set as "yes". Otherwise, leave alone.	Unknown	optional
State	`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. Note that this requires collapsible to be set to "yes".	String	optional
Align	`align`	Set "yes" to make the image show even when collapsed. Note that this requires collapsible to be set to "yes".	Unknown	optional
Width	`width`	no description	Unknown	optional
Title	`title`	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.	Line	optional
Image	`image`	File name for a screenshot of a game in the series.	File	optional
Image size	`image_size`	no description	Unknown	optional
Alt	`alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
Caption	`caption`	A short description of the image.	String	optional
Genre	`genre`	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".	Unknown	optional
Developer	`developer`	The popular name(s) of the games' developer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	The popular name(s) of the games' publisher(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	String	optional
Creator	`creator`	The popular name(s) of the game series' creator(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Producer	`producer`	The popular name(s) of the game series' producer(s) if different from the creator(s) and confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Artist	`artist`	The popular name(s) of the game series' artist(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Writer	`writer`	The popular name(s) of the game series' writer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Composer	`composer`	The popular name(s) of the game series' composer(s), if confirmed by primary sources.	Unknown	optional
Platforms	`platforms`	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.	Unknown	optional
Released	`released` `release`	no description	Unknown	optional
First release version	`first release version`	The title of the first game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.	Line	optional
First release date	`first release date`	The release date of the first game in the series. Requires "first release version" having been filled out.	Unknown	optional
Latest release version	`latest release version`	The title of the most recent game in the series. The game's article should be wikilinked if one exists.	Unknown	optional
Latest release date	`latest release date`	The release date of the most recent game in the series. Requires "latest release version" having been filled out.	String	optional
Parent series	`parent`	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.	String	optional
Spinoffs	`spinoffs`	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.	String	optional

Tracking category

Category:Pages using infobox video game series with unknown parameters (0)