Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shadow of the Beast (upcoming video game)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Discussion said that redirect is not necessary Shii (tock) 05:09, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shadow of the Beast (upcoming video game)[edit]

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Unreferenced article on a yet to be published video game, can't find release date, it's WP:TOOSOON. Prod removed. Vrac (talk) 17:37, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:02, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Plenty of coverage, but it's all about the announcement from 2013. No news since. Anything that needs to be said can be sourced and put in Shadow of the Beast. Not a useful search term on its own if there's nothing at the location. Lacks significant coverage in a video game reliable sources search. Please ping me if more (non-English and offline) sources show in the future. czar ⨹ 20:23, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Is there really not any coverage, with all of this game's releases and ports? Furthermore, it strikes me as rather awkward to delete the original, but have articles for 2, 3, and the remake. If getting rid of it is the only option, I propose we rework the article into either a series article, or merge it to the remake. Sergecross73 msg me 21:33, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The delete nomination is for the remake that hasn't been released yet (nor does it have a release date)...so we couldn't merge it to the remake... The original and 2 + 3 aren't up for deletion. Or did I misunderstand your post? Vrac (talk) 22:02, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I misread the nomination and Czars comment and though the nomination was for the original. Nevermind, ignore that comment. Sergecross73 msg me 22:08, 18 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Shadow of the Beast#Remake ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:01, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Does not seem to have coverage beyond the announcement. I'm skeptical that this would be a useful redirect, especially given that it will presumably one day become obsolete. But I guess a redirect is alright if it's necessary for consensus. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:55, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that is a good reason not to create the redirect since while it may eventually become obsolete (likely when it becomes notable enough for a separate article) it will, at this time, provide people searching for the remake with relevant info about it. it should be noted that there is a list of reasons to delete a redirect at WP:RFD And potential future obsolescence as one of them, nor do I think it should be--65.94.255.73 (talk) 18:13, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nobody is ever going to search Wikipedia for "Shadow of the Beast (upcoming video game)". Anyone looking for information will search for "Shadow of the Beast" and be taken to the appropriate article immediately. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:38, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed that this is not a useful search term and that there is no reason to redirect, even if it's cheap czar ⨹ 21:54, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.