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This template is used in conjunction with VGmedia to display information about a video game or related medium in a stand-alone list of video game media. Not all parameters will be used. Different combinations of parameters are used to display different formats.

Usage

 * General parameters:
 * type: Used to define the type of medium. Supported values are "game", "canceled game", "animation film radio" (or just "animation", "film" or "radio"), "music", "book</tt>" and "other</tt>". If the parameter is not specified or set to an unsupported value, it will default to "other</tt>".
 * title</tt>: The title of the item. It is automatically bolded and italicized.
 * released</tt>: The item's original release dates by region. This uses vgrelease.
 * details</tt>: Any special noteworthy piece of information (developer's name, alternative titles, special milestones, etc.) Use a bulleted list and try to be as concise as possible.

For video games

 * platforms</tt>: Listing of platforms the game has been released on.
 * sales</tt>: Sales or shipment figures for the game. Prefer worldwide figures to regional ones, if available.
 * sales date</tt>: The date of the sales or shipment figures.

For canceled video games

 * canceled</tt>: The game's cancelation release date. This uses vgrelease.
 * platforms</tt>: Listing of platforms the game would have been released on.

For animation, film or radio media

 * formats</tt>: Listing of formats the item has been released on.
 * sales</tt>: Sales or shipment figures for the item. Prefer worldwide figures to regional ones, if available. For theatrically released films, consider indicating the gross revenue followed by the production budget in parentheses.
 * sales date</tt>: The date of the sales or shipment figures.

For albums and singles

 * catalog</tt>: The item's catalog numbers by region followed by the publisher in parentheses.
 * charts</tt>: The item's peak positions by available charts.

For books

 * <tt>ISBN</tt>: The item's ISBN by region followed by the publisher in parentheses (consider using Vgrelease and/or ISBNT).
 * <tt>sales</tt>: Sales or shipment figures for the item. Prefer worldwide figures to regional ones, if available.
 * <tt>sales date</tt>: The date of the sales or shipment figures.

For other media

 * <tt>publisher</tt>: The item's publishers by region.
 * <tt>sales</tt>: Sales or shipment figures for the item. Prefer worldwide figures to regional ones, if available.
 * <tt>sales date</tt>: The date of the sales or shipment figures.