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:These four new adventures will take the form of downloadable computer game'''''s''''' [...] "Now, there's something else – now, they can be The Doctor in brand-new episodes.[..]"[...] "There aren't 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year, there are 17 – four of which are interactive.[..]"[...] [Emphasis again my own] ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/08/doctor_who.shtml Source]) | :These four new adventures will take the form of downloadable computer game'''''s''''' [...] "Now, there's something else – now, they can be The Doctor in brand-new episodes.[..]"[...] "There aren't 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year, there are 17 – four of which are interactive.[..]"[...] [Emphasis again my own] ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/08/doctor_who.shtml Source]) | ||
It is abundantly clear that insofar that they called these things an episode or a series, they were referring to them as games that were episodic in nature and games that took place as episodes within the context of the show itself. Why do we know that? ''Because they explicitly told us that.'' The BBC also considers these separate games per their press releases and the press releases of those associated with them. Whether or not we as a wiki want to agree with the BBC is, of course, up for debate. But given our other policies surrounding video games, such as our general | It is abundantly clear that insofar that they called these things an episode or a series, they were referring to them as games that were episodic in nature and games that took place as episodes within the context of the show itself. Why do we know that? ''Because they explicitly told us that.'' The BBC also considers these separate games per their press releases and the press releases of those associated with them. Whether or not we as a wiki want to agree with the BBC is, of course, up for debate. But given our other policies surrounding video games, such as our general belief that ''gameplay is narrative'', something that puts at odds with, I believe, every wiki that covers video games ever, I really can't imagine that we're going to disagree with the BBC over this to preserve conventional game terminology. (Note that I personally think some of our video game decisions are incredibly stupid, but they are what they are and it would take monumental amounts of work to change them.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 06:39, 17 December 2020 (UTC) |