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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Montanabw(talk) 05:26, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

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Rokh (video game)[edit]

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  • ... that the development of upcoming science fiction multiplayer survival video game Rokh was born out of a partnership between newly founded game development company Nvizzio Creations and publisher Darewise Entertainment?

Created by Omni Flames (talk). Self-nominated at 06:24, 29 March 2016 (UTC).

  • This nomination has several issues. While it is verifiable that the game has been announced, the announcement happened less than a month ago and there is very little indication as to when the final game will be released, or even what it might look like beyond a few teasers. It is not entirely clear the game is (yet) notable and may be borderline WP:CRYSTAL. The article appears to rely on several sources closely related to the subject. Furthermore, the article appears to be written with a promotional tone. Intelligentsium 02:07, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
@Intelligentsium: Actually it was announced around 5 months ago. Anyway, what parts of the article are written in a promotional tone? I'd be more than happy to fix them. Omni Flames let's talk about it 02:21, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
@Omni Flames: Oops, that's my mistake, got the date mixed up with the date on one of the sources. The use of language such as "upcoming", "unveiled", "will feature", and "born [sic] out of a partnership between newly founded game development company Nvizzio Creations and publisher Darewise Entertainment" convey a promotional tone. The gameplay section also appears to be written like a guide or flyer rather than an encyclopaedia article.
However I consider that a surmountable concern; my main concern is notability. Sources 1,4, 5, and 7 appear to be self-published or press releases. It's not clear that sources 2, 3, 6, and 8 are reliable. In addition, it appears neither the studio nor the development company is independently notable. Some of the coverage of this game looks promising but it may be too far out and the game may not yet be notable. Intelligentsium 02:35, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
@Intelligentsium: Okay, thanks for that. I've added a lot more sources and also (tried) to remove the promotional tone. What do you think of it now? Rokh (video game) Omni Flames let's talk about it 23:40, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
  • The hook ("born[e] out of a partnership between") still sounds somewhat promotional, and given neither of the companies have articles may not be interesting to most readers. How about
Intelligentsium 13:13, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Yeah, that's probably better. Omni Flames let's talk about it 23:08, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
OK, unfortunately since I can't approve my own hook, New reviewer needed. NB to promoting reviewer: While this article does have reliable sources, an outside opinion would be also welcome on whether this game is too far in the future. Intelligentsium 03:11, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
  • This article is new enough and long enough. I think the article is acceptable for Wikipedia and DYK. The ALT1 hook has inline citations, the article is neutral and does not appear to have copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:47, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
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