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Review: September 11, 2022. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Rockstar Vancouver appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Rockstar Vancouver developed most of the "Beta 5" update for Counter-Strike?

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GA Review

Passed. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:46, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Premeditated Chaos (talk · contribs) 05:17, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dibs. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 05:17, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing prelude: I review like an FAC in which I go from top to bottom and make suggestions as I go. I tend to focus on prose clarity and conciseness. If you disagree with a comment, I'm happy to discuss - unless it would make the article fail the GACR, I don't usually die on hills for my suggested changes.

Lead

Can we include years for Bully and Homeworld? They have no given year but the other games in the lead do
"The studio also developed"... this makes it seem like the Beta 5 update applied to all 3. Maybe "The studio developed the Beta 5 et etc...as well as..."?
Split paragraph at "Take-Two Interactive" maybe?

History

Include years for Homeworld & Cataclysm?
I feel like paragraph 1 could be split, maybe at "the nascent"

Acquisition...

It feels odd that this section covers 10 years vs the opener that covers 4 years - can it be split? (Splitting would also mean a shorter header, which is a bonus)
Para 2 in this section covers two topics, the other studios and Bully. Needs a split - paragraphs should discuss one idea.

I really have minimal comments here. The prose is crisp and concise and just enough context is given to introduce things and people without overexplaining. Sources are reliable, no concerns about facts/paraphrase on a quick spot check of a random few. Earwig shows no hits. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:21, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your review, @Premeditated Chaos! I made a few changes that I believe should satisfy your comments. The only item I'm not entirely sure about is the position of "(2006)" for Bully in the lead: I had originally put it in the chronologically ordered part (now paragraphs 2 and 3), but you seemingly requested it moved up to the game's first mention. Did I interpret this correctly? Regards, IceWelder [✉] 09:42, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I think it works better on first mention. Changes look good, I'm happy to pass this. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 09:46, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 23:15, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Barking Dog Studios developed most of the "Beta 5" update for Counter-Strike? Source: "And that's "not to mention the help we received from Barking Dog, who practically made BETA 5", who apparently "made 90% of BETA 5"." [1] (ref #12 in the article).
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hartington Road Halt railway station

Improved to Good Article status by IceWelder (talk). Self-nominated at 11:34, 11 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

The article has become a GA recently, is of a sufficient size, lacks any copyright violations, QPQ has been completed adequately, the hook is sourced properly and interesting, though I am not too sure about the reliability of Kotaku. K. Peake 07:49, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Kyle Peake: Kotaku is a mainstay reliable source for video games; see WP:VG/RS. In particular, the articles used are from a long-time senior editor (Plunkett) and a former editor-in-chief (Totilo). Regards, IceWelder [✉] 07:59, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the clarification, this should be good to go now! K. Peake 08:03, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]