Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Newsletter/20110706/News
WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 4, No. 2 — 2nd Quarter, 2011
News and announcements
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- There were 147 new articles in April 2011.
- There were 175 new articles in May 2011.
- There were 228 new articles in June 2011.
Announcements
[edit]- 80 video games were selected as part of "The Art of Video Games" display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from March to September 2011.
- Wikipedia:Notability (video games) has been marked as a notability essay but has failed to achieve consensus as a specific notability guideline
- Multiple proposals are underway to help simplify the project's structure, including switching the "images department" to an "image guideline" page, retirement of WikiProject-level peer reviews, ending the "collaboration of the week", and closing the article requests page
- Discussions are underway to help improve the layouts of the video game infobox, the project's barnstar and the main project page
On the Main Page
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Several video game articles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page between April and June 2011. Congratulations to the contributing editors!
The following were Today's featured article on the following dates:
- Populous: The Beginning on April 10, 2011
- Shadow the Hedgehog (video game) on May 3, 2011
- Myst on June 16, 2011
Facts from the following articles appeared on the Main Page's Did you know? section:
- Steg (video game), June 20
- Gotham City Impostors, June 19
- Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear, June 18
- I Am Playr, June 10
- From Dust, June 8
- Digital: A Love Story, June 7
- Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure, June 3
- Armada 2526, June 1
- Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story, May 23
- Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, May 16
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, May 3
- Kenichi Maeyamada, April 29
- Appy Awards, April 24
- Laser Clay Shooting System, April 17
- North American Star League, April 12
- The Mystery of the Druids, April 3