We differentiate between primary and secondary sources, where the primary source holds the factual information, and the secondary source(s) documents the primary source.

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• Game Release
  • in-game content (everything after the game was started)
  • media content (everything on the medium or during installation)
  • packaging content (everything inside and outside the box)
• Hardware Release
  • case content (everything outside and inside the piece of hardware itself)
  • on-screen content (everything after the hardware was started)
  • media content (everything on a installation medium or during installation)
  • packaging content (everything inside and outside the box)
• Official Information
  • press release - written
  • press release - prerecorded (Audio / Video)
  • press release - live
  • developer interview / visit
  • advertisement / sales sheet
  • hardware fact sheet
• Journalistic Information
  • editorial content - written
  • editorial content - prerecorded (Audio / Video)
  • editorial content - live
• Unofficial Information
  • Wikipedia
  • internal / leaked documents
  • fan research
  • peer-reviewed database

Secondary sources

• screenshot (game)
• screenshot (video)
• URL (external site)
• URL (internal)
• URL (video)
• scan (book, manual, etc.)

Reference types and attributes

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