Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour

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The result was keep. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:25, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Modern_Combat_4:_Zero_Hour[edit]

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fails WP:N and is a blatant violation of WP:RECENT...this game was announced today, major verifiability issues as well as speculation on release date. Go Phightins! (talk) 02:04, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 23:59, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, or otherwise incubate, as a cursory Google search reveals multiple sources with significant coverage to corroborate the article, including Pocket Gamer, which is certainly independent and reliable. Suggesting that the article violates WP:RECENT, or alternatively WP:TOOSOON, misapprehends these essays as guidelines or policies, and the guiding principle in applying such advice is discretion. Since the release of Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour is imminent, and given the reliability of the material presently included in the article, I don't believe that either essay is applicable. Mephistophelian (contact) 00:39, 29 September 2012 (UTC).[reply]

I say KEEP as well. Other well known online publications are giving details of the game like Touch Arcade confirming the game will support the iphone 5. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpaluf (talk • contribs) 18:01, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 13:48, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — ΛΧΣ21™ 03:23, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete: Appears to be non-notable shovelware that is to be released in the future on a yet-to-be-announced date. What sets this game apart from others? How has notability been established at such an early stage? iOS pumps out thousands of similar shovelware every year, what makes this one so special? -- 李博杰 | —Talk contribs email 13:19, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Gameloft has the leading role in video game publishing on handheld devices and Modern Combat 4 can be seen by far the most popular FPS game on iOS. Because the release is just imminent and tons of details about the game have been published (see also the [www.modern-combat.net/ official website]), I would say keep. --intforce (talk) 21:20, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This series is established and, as mentioned, Gameloft is a well-established dev/publisher. I'm concerned about the sources, given no overlap with WP:VG/RS, but since the AfD is about topic notability and not article quality, I tagged it as {{incomplete}} and look forward to its expansion. (Overall, I do agree that stronger notability standards should be established for VG.) czar · · 17:34, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep: There's a slight element of WP:CRYSTAL here, and yet there has been significant coverage of the upcoming game in independent sources that are reliable, as far as I can tell. Thus I think it meets the WP:GNG but only barely. --Batard0 (talk) 07:54, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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