WikiProject Video games maintains Reliable Sources for Video Games, a Google Custom Search Engine that searches sites on the video games reliable sources list. A search using this engine is a good litmus test of whether a topic is covered in popular games press. (Other reliable sources may exist for video games.) The WikiProject also maintains Situational Sources for Video Games, a custom search engine for situational sources, also mirroring the WP:VG/S list. Both search engines were founded by the late Thomas Hibbs (User:Thibbs).
This page documents the current listed items inside the search. It may not be up to date with WP:VG/S.
For more information on the engine's history see User:Thibbs § Video game source work. For additions to the engine, see this page's history, which is updated in tandem with the custom search.
Approved operators
To process
- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/ - Successor to Gamasutra (though gamasutra.com should still be included).
- http://www.xblafans.com/ needs to be removed from all uses. Now classed as unreliable.
Reliable inclusions
- http://1up.com/
- http://amr.abime.net/magazines
- http://arstechnica.com/
- http://au.ign.com/
- http://blog.eu.playstation.com/
- http://blog.us.playstation.com/
- https://www.dailydot.com/topics/dot-esports/
- https://dotesports.com/
- http://epn.tv/
- http://www.espn.com/esports/
- http://gamedeveloperresearch.com/
- http://gamestudies.org/
- http://gamezilla.komputerswiat.pl/
- http://gematsu.com
- http://gry.wp.pl/
- http://indiegames.com/
- http://japan.cnet.com/
- http://killscreen.com/
- http://kotaku.com/
- http://www.kotaku.com.au/
- http://kotaku.co.uk
- http://ksgry.komputerswiat.pl/
- http://legendsoflocalization.com/
- https://www.macworld.co.uk/
- http://www.majornelson.com/
- http://news.dengeki.com/
- http://www.originalsoundversion.com/
- http://palgn.com.au/
- http://www.pcgameplay.com/
- https://www.pcgamesn.com/
- http://penny-arcade.com/report
- http://www.pushsquare.com/
- https://www.redbull.com/
- https://www.retrogamer.net/
- http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/
- http://sikretia.w.interia.pl/
- http://toucharcade.com/
- http://uk.ign.com/
- http://ve3d.ign.com/
- https://venturebeat.com/
- http://www.4gamer.net/
- http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/
- http://www.adventuregamers.com/
- http://www.ag.ru/
- http://www.allgame.com/
- http://www.arcade-museum.com/
- http://www.atarihq.com/
- http://www.avclub.com/
- http://www.bit-tech.net/
- http://www.bluesnews.com/
- http://www.cdaction.pl/
- http://www.click.pl/
- http://www.cnet.com/
- http://www.comptiq.com/
- http://www.computerandvideogames.com
- http://www.digitalspy.com/
- http://www.edge-online.com/
- http://www.elspa.com/
- http://www.engadget.com/
- http://www.eurogamer.de/
- http://www.eurogamer.net/
- http://www.ew.com/
- http://www.famitsu.com/
- http://www.firingsquad.com/
- http://www.g4tv.com/games/xplay/
- http://www.gamasutra.com/
- http://www.gambler.pl/
- http://www.game-exe.ru/
- http://www.gamedaily.com/
- http://www.gameinformer.com/
- http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/
- http://www.gamepro.com/
- http://www.gamepro.de/
- http://www.gamer.nl/
- http://www.gamerankings.com/
- http://www.gamerbytes.com/
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/
- http://www.gamesetwatch.com/
- http://www.gamesindustry.biz/
- http://www.gamespot.com/
- http://www.gamespy.com/
- http://www.gamesradar.com/
- http://www.gamestar.com/
- http://www.gamestar.de/
- http://www.gamestar.hu/
- http://www.gamestar.pl/
- http://www.gamestats.com/
- http://www.gamestm.co.uk/
- https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/
- http://www.gametab.com/
- http://www.gametrailers.com/
- http://www.gamezebo.com/
- http://www.gamezone.com/
- http://www.gamezone.de/
- http://www.greatdragon.ru/
- http://www.gry-online.pl/
- http://www.hardcoregamer.com/
- http://hardcoregaming101.net
- http://www.hookshotinc.com/
- http://www.ign.com/
- http://www.igromania.ru/
- http://www.industrygamers.com/
- http://www.insidemacgames.com/
- http://www.itmedia.co.jp/
- http://www.jeuxvideo.com/
- http://www.justadventure.com/
- http://www.klov.com/
- http://www.lostgarden.com/
- http://www.massively.com
- http://www.massivemag.com/
- http://www.maxim.com
- http://www.m-create.com/
- http://www.mcvuk.com/
- https://www.metabomb.net/
- http://www.metacritic.com/
- http://www.miastogier.pl/
- http://www.nintendolife.com/
- http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/
- http://www.nytimes.com/
- http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/
- https://www.pastemagazine.com/games
- http://www.pcgamer.com/
- https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/
- http://www.pcmag.com/
- http://www.pelit.fi/
- http://www.playmagazine.com/
- https://www.pocketgamer.com/
- https://www.pocketgamer.biz/
- http://www.polygon.com/
- http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/
- http://www.rpgamer.com/
- http://www.sgk.com.pl/
- http://www.sgn.cc/
- http://www.shacknews.com/
- http://www.siliconera.com/
- http://www.slidetoplay.com/
- http://www.strategy-gaming.com/
- http://www.stratosgroup.com/
- http://www.teamxbox.com/
- https://www.techradar.com/
- http://www.technologytell.com/
- http://www.the-magicbox.com/
- http://www.time.com/
- http://www.ugo.com/
- http://www.usatoday.com/
- http://www.usgamer.net/
- http://www.vg247.com/
- http://www.videogamer.com/
- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/
- https://www.vice.com/
- https://www.vpesports.com/
- http://www.wargamer.com/
- http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/
- http://www.wired.com/
- https://www.wired.co.uk/
Reliable exclusions
- http://andriasang.com/comments/*
- https://adventuregamers.com/archive/forums/*
- http://arstechnica.com/civis/*
- http://board.rpgamer.com/forum/*
- http://click.pl/forum/*
- http://community.videogamer.com/forums/*
- http://forum.cdaction.pl/
- http://forum.gamer.nl/
- http://forum.gamezilla.pl/
- https://forum.gamezone.de/*
- http://forum.teamxbox.com/
- http://forums.ag.ru/
- http://forums.arcade-museum.com/
- http://forums.bit-tech.net/*
- http://forums.cnet.com/*
- http://forums.firingsquad.com/
- http://forums.g4tv.com/
- http://forums.gamespy.com/
- http://forums.gametrailers.com/
- http://forums.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/
- https://forum.retrogamer.net/*
- http://forums.toucharcade.com/
- http://gry.wp.pl/forum/*
- http://justadventure.com/forums-phpbb/*
- http://kotaku.com/deals/forum/*
- http://kotaku.com/kotakueditorialboard/forum/*
- http://kotaku.com/redesign/forum/*
- http://kotaku.com/speakup/forum/*
- http://kotaku.com/talkamongstyourselves/forum/*
- http://kotaku.com/tips/forum/*
- http://mycheats.1up.com/*
- http://palgn.com.au/*forum*
- http://palgn.com.au/*viewtopic*
- http://tay.kotaku.com/*
- http://www.1up.com/boards/*
- http://www.4gamer.net/games/*/screenshot.html
- http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/*
- http://www.ag.ru/games/*/demos
- http://www.ag.ru/games/*/screenshots*
- http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/*
- http://www.edge-online.com/forums/*
- http://www.eurogamer.de/forum/*
- http://www.eurogamer.net/forum/*
- http://www.gambler.pl/forum*
- http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/*
- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/*
- http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/*
- http://www.gameinformer.com/forums/*
- http://www.gameinformer.com/members/*
- http://www.gameinformer.com/themes/blogs/generic/*&GroupKeys=blogs/members/
- http://www.gamepro.de/community/gppinboard/*
- https://www.gamepro.de/xenforo/*
- http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/*/cheats.html
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/forum/*
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/faq/*
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/game/*
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/screen/*
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/video/*
*.gamespot.com/forums/*
*.gamespot.com/*/forums/*
*.gamespot.com/profile/*
- http://www.gamespot.com/*/cheats/
- https://www.gamespot.com/*/user-reviews/*
- https://comicvine.gamespot.com/*/user-reviews/*
- http://www.gamesradar.com/*/cheats/*
- http://www.gamesradar.com/cheats/*
- https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/lesertest-*
- https://www.gamestar.de/community/*
- https://www.gamestar.de/xenforo/*
- http://www.gamestar.hu/forum/*
- http://www.gamestats.com/objects/*/*/boards.html
- http://www.gamestm.co.uk/forum/*
- http://www.gametab.com/forums/*
- http://www.gametrailers.com/comment_window*
- http://www.gamezebo.com/forums/*
- http://www.gamezone.com/games/*/cheats
- http://www.gamezone.com/games/*/screenshots
- https://www.gamezone.de/*/Lesertests/*
- https://www.gamezone.de/Community/*
- https://www.gamezone.de/?sammlung=*
- http://www.gpforums.co.nz/
- http://www.gry-online.pl/kody-i-trainery-do-gry.asp?*
- http://www.gry-online.pl/S026.asp?ID=*
- http://www.gry-online.pl/S028.asp?ID=*
- http://www.gry-online.pl/S043*
- http://www.gry-online.pl/S055.asp?ID=*
- http://www.ign.com/boards/*
- http://www.ign.com/cheats/*
- http://www.ign.com/faqs/*
- http://www.ign.com/images/*
- http://www.ign.com/wikis/*
- http://www.igromania.ru/articles/*/Kody_*
- http://www.igromania.ru/codes/*
- http://www.igromania.ru/gallery/*
- http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/*
- http://www.insidemacgames.com/podcast/feed/*
- http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/*
- http://www.jeuxvideo.com/wikis-soluce-astuces/*
- http://www.justadventure.com/forums/*
- https://www.macworld.co.uk/apple-deals/*
- http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/*
- http://www.metacritic.com/game/*/*/details
- http://www.metacritic.com/game/*/*/trailers
- http://www.metacritic.com/game/*/*/user-reviews
- http://www.miastogier.pl/forum*
- http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/*
- http://www.nintendolife.com/users/*
- http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/*
- http://www.pcgamer.com/forum/*
- http://www.pushsquare.com/forums/*
- http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/*
- http://www.the-magicbox.com/forums/*
- https://www.techradar.com/deals/*
- http://www.toucharcade.com/feed/*
- https://toucharcade.com/community/*
- http://www.vg247.com/forum/*
- http://www.videogamer.com/*/screenshot*
- http://www.wargamer.com/forums/*
- http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/*
- www.1up.com/do/blogEntry*
- www.cnet.com/*forum/*
- www.cnet.com/*forums/*
- www.eurogamer.net/forum*
- www.ign.com/blogs/*
- www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/forumS/*
- www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/Forums/*
Situational inclusions
- http://easyallies.com
- http://massively.joystiq.com/
- http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/
- http://steamspy.com
- http://thejimquisition.com/
- http://www.148apps.com/
- http://www.about.com/
- http://www.associatedcontent.com/
- http://www.bitmob.com/
- http://www.cripsygamer.com/
- http://www.cubed3.com/
- http://www.deafgamers.com/
- http://www.destructoid.com/
- http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/
- http://www.gaming-age.com/
- http://www.giantbomb.com/
- http://www.honestgamers.com/
- http://www.jayisgames.com
- http://www.joystiq.com/
- http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/
- http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/
- http://www.nlife.com/
- http://www.offworld.com/
- http://www.sega-16.com/
- http://www.softpedia.com
- http://www.squareenixmusic.com/
- http://www.themarysue.com/
- http://www.womengamers.com/
- http://www.xblafans.com/
- http://www.xbox.com/
- http://www.zeldainformer.com/
Situational exclusions
- https://forums.easyallies.com/*
- http://www.148apps.com/price-drops/*
- http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/*
- http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/*
- http://www.giantbomb.com/*/*/forums/*
- http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/*
- http://www.sega-16.com/forum/*
- http://www.sega-16.com/submissions/*
- http://steamspy.com/deal/*
- http://steamspy.com/feedback/*
- http://steamspy.com/sale/*
- http://www.xbox.com/*/forums/*
- http://www.zeldainformer.com/wiki/*
- http://www.zeldainformer.com/forums/*