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Date range (date). Should have one of the comparison operators (=, >, <, >=, <=) plus a date (yyyy or yyyy-MM or yyyy-MM-dd). Comma (,) and semicolon (;) separators are used to represent AND and OR logic, respectively.
, Date: < 2010; > 2022 (before and excluding 2010, OR after and excluding 2022)
Technical details: The reliability categories are applied in the following order: blacklisted > deprecated > generally unreliable > marginally reliable > multi (varied reliability) > generally reliable. When date range rules are present, they always take precedence. Therefore, we encourage rules to be as specific as ever, and always include date ranges if they are part of the source evaluation.
Sources that have been established as reliable in the field of video gaming per past consensus. This list is not meant to be exhaustive and only covers works that regularly report on video games and the industry.