[XB] Game Database: Complete Gaming Platform 1.0.1

Turn your XenForo forum into a complete game catalogue and community platform powered by IGDB.

Build a searchable database where members can discover, rate, review, discuss and track games without leaving your community.

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Features:​

Game Database​

• Game Entries: Store games as standalone database records.
• IGDB Import & Refresh: Import and refresh games through Twitch OAuth, including titles, summaries, release dates, covers, genres, platforms, game modes, themes, engines, player perspectives, keywords, developers, publishers, franchises, collections, trailers, ratings, and more.
• External IDs & Links: Store IGDB identifiers and external game links, with support for manual entries.
• Manual Editing: Customize descriptions, attachments, tags, custom fields, and imported data.
• Alternative Names & Localizations: Store localized and alternative titles with XenForo search indexing support.
• Game Types & Relationships: Track DLC, expansions, bundles, remakes, remasters, ports, forks, parent games, and version relationships.
• Local Media Galleries: Store screenshots and artwork locally, alongside manually uploaded media.
• Related Games: Import similar and related games from IGDB and create custom relationships.
• Rich Game Pages: Display release information, platforms, genres, companies, ratings, trailers, multiplayer features, time-to-beat data, external links, and structured VideoGame metadata.

Platforms, Companies & Game Details​

• Platform Pages: Browse and filter games by platform.
• Company Pages: Dedicated pages for developers and publishers with locally stored logos.
• Videos & Trailers: Import trailers from IGDB or manage videos manually.
• Multiplayer Information: Import and edit local, online, co-op, LAN, split-screen support, and player limits.
• Time to Beat: Store IGDB and manual completion times with localized formatting.

Personal Tracking & Lists​

• Custom Game Lists: Create categorized game lists with descriptions, tags, ratings, comments, and privacy options.
• Sortable List Items: Reorder games within custom lists with configurable numbering.
• Favorites: Mark games as favorites.
• Played Games: Track completed or played games.
• Backlog: Save games to play later.
• Member Game Pages: Public pages for favorites, played games, backlog, submitted games, and game lists.

Ratings & Reviews​

• Game Ratings: Rate games using a star rating system.
• Written Reviews: Attach reviews to ratings.
• Recent Reviews: Display the latest reviews directly on game pages.
• Review Browsing: Dedicated pages for ratings and reviews.
• List Ratings: Allow members to rate custom game lists.

Discovery & Browsing​

• Advanced Search & Filtering: Search games, categories, lists, companies, and members using filters for platforms, genres, engines, game modes, languages, franchises, release dates, and other metadata.
• Franchise Pages: Browse franchises and all associated games.
• Category Customization: Assign prefixes and category-specific custom fields to games and lists.
• Public Pages: Overview, categories, companies, lists, members, search, and statistics pages.
• Release Timeline: Browse weekly or monthly game releases with platform filters and timeline or calendar views.
• Widgets: Display game statistics, latest games, and latest lists anywhere XenForo widgets are supported.

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Useful for:​

• Gaming communities: Build a searchable game database alongside forum discussion.
• Review-focused sites: Collect game ratings, written reviews and community reactions.
• Fan databases: Maintain structured game, company, platform and release records.
• Collection communities: Offer public game lists, favorites, played tracking and backlog lists.
• Release-focused sites: Highlight upcoming and recent releases through the timeline and widgets.

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XF Core Integration:​

• Custom fields support for games and lists
• Prefix support for games and lists
• Attachments
• Reactions
• Bookmarks
• Tags
• Search
• Sitemap
• News feed
• What's New page support
• Spam cleaner
• Inline moderation tools
• Approval queue
• Moderator log
• Reports
• Warnings
• Edit history
• Trending content
• Featured content
• Statistics widget
• Latest games widget
• Latest lists widget
• Widget positions
• Advertising positions
• Embed resolver
• BB codes for games, lists and companies
• Member profile tabs
• Email stop

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Requirements:​

• XenForo 2.3.0+
• Twitch application credentials: IGDB Client ID and IGDB Client Secret for automatic metadata import and refresh

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