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Games are expected to fulfill most or all of the following criteria: | Games are expected to fulfill most or all of the following criteria: | ||
# It is produced by or associated with a recognized company. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega and countless others are recognized as producing games on a professional level. Any and all games developed, distributed, published, or otherwise handled by a recognized company (including being offered via services like [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[GameTap]]) are automatically valid for inclusion, even if they | # It is produced by or associated with a recognized company. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega and countless others are recognized as producing games on a professional level. Any and all games developed, distributed, published, or otherwise handled by a recognized company (including being offered via services like [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[GameTap]]) are automatically valid for inclusion, even if they fail the other criteria below. | ||
# It is sold commercially (or was in the past). In this instance "sold commercially" means appearing as a '''physical product''' on store shelves, or on a digital download service such as [[Xbox Live Arcade]] or [[GameTap]]. Since stores and download services won't carry just anything, any game that manages to be offered by them is automatically valid for inclusion even if it was unlicensed or fails the other criteria. Shareware games are also sold commercially, but because the ease of distribution means that anyone can make a shareware title the other expectations must still be met. | # It is sold commercially (or was in the past). In this instance "sold commercially" means appearing as a '''physical product''' on store shelves, or on a digital download service such as [[Xbox Live Arcade]] or [[GameTap]]. Since stores and download services won't carry just anything, any game that manages to be offered by them is automatically valid for inclusion even if it was unlicensed or fails the other criteria. Shareware games are also sold commercially, but because the ease of distribution means that anyone can make a shareware title the other expectations must still be met. | ||
# It has been rated by an organization such as the [[ESRB]] or [[PEGI]]. This criterion is discounted if the game pre-dates the existence of ratings or is only available as a digital download. | # It has been rated by an organization such as the [[ESRB]] or [[PEGI]]. This criterion is discounted if the game pre-dates the existence of ratings or is only available as a digital download. | ||
