Video game (APA)

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Reference list entry

Atom Entertainment. (2012). Edgeworld [Video game]. Retrieved from http://www.addictinggames.com/

Firaxis Games. (2010). Sid Meier’s Civilization V [Video game]. New York, NY: Take-Two Interactive. Xbox 360.

Explain

  • Begin with the creator of the video game, if known.
  • Give the title of the game, neither italicized nor in quotation marks.
  • Add the label “Video game” in brackets after the title.
  • Give publication information as for a print source. Add the name of the console and version number at the end.
  • If the game can be played on the Web or was downloaded from the Web, give the URL instead of publication information.

Note on breaking URLs and DOIs

  • If you must break a URL or a DOI at the end of a line, break it after a double slash or before any other mark of punctuation.
  • Do not add a hyphen.
  • Do not put a period at the end of the entry.

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