Template:Infobox video game series/doc
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This is an infobox for video game series and franchises.
Usage
{{Infobox video game series
| width =
| title =
| collapsible =
| state =
| image =
| caption =
| platforms =
| platform of origin =
| year of inception =
| developer =
| publisher =
| genre =
| spinoffs =
| spinoff of =
| website =
}}
Add the following fields for notable people (if required). Please read inclusion notes below:
| creator = | designer = | artist = | writer = | composer =
Add these fields for games that have had installments and series:
| first release version = | first release date = | latest release version = | latest release date =
All fields are optional. Input can be wikilinked unless otherwise noted.
Full syntax
{{Infobox video game series
| width =
| title =
| collapsible =
| state =
| image =
| caption =
| platforms =
| platform of origin =
| year of inception =
| developer =
| publisher =
| genre =
| spinoffs =
| spinoff of =
| website =
| creator =
| designer =
| 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)
See also
{{Infobox video game}} - counterpart for individual games.