Wikia Gaming:About

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Encyclopedia Gamia was started in 2005 by Achernar while contributed to, at first, by members of the Penny Arcade forums.

It is a wiki that is intended to be a source of information for all types of games: Video games, Computer games, Trading Card games, Pen & paper games, Board games and more. Things relating to these topics are welcome too, such as information on consoles, video game voice actors, or even TV shows related to gaming and its subculture.

New community members are always welcome to add relevant information. If you need help learning how to create articles, edit articles, or find out specific code, please see the Help section on the left navigation bar.

What's the difference between EG and Wikipedia?

• Our site is focused on Gaming entirely; we strive to cover anything related to gaming.
  • As an example - Looking up Doom in Wikipedia will bring you information and facts about the game and the series. Looking up Doom in EG in the future will not just bring you facts and information about the game, but everything that's related to it: Such as the Doom: The Boardgame, Doom the Movie and even games that are related to it by heritage (like HeXen, which shares the same game engine).
• We are a lot less strict. While we want to maintain a Neutral point of view throughout our articles, we also want fun and interesting information that would never come up on Wikipedia. We are all gamers here, and this is a great way to recommend and discuss about games that Wikipedia would never allow.
  • As an example - Games like Uniracers and Iggy's Reckin' Balls would never be linked together in Wikipedia as there are no related connections between the two game. EG feels that recommendation and cross promotion between similar games or similar mechanics/design is often neglected at Wikipedia as they are not "facts".
• EG strives to be fun to read while informative.

Why use Encyclopedia Gamia over Wikipedia?

A common criticism of Encyclopedia Gamia (EG) is that people might as well use Wikipedia. While true, there are benefits to EG and differences between the two.

• EG is game focused. When you type Frog into Wikipedia, you will not get the Chrono Trigger character right away. When you type Rupee you will not get the Zelda currency.
• While EG may not be very useful, at the moment, for looking up game information, it is a great place to go if you want to write about your favorite games.
• You can also find components such as weapons and units in particular games and get a better perspective of the gameplay.