SOURCES & CREDITS
Where GemEPIC's information comes from, and who we thank for it.
Thank you to IGDB.com (release dates, developers and publishers, covers, used with permission), the editors of Wikipedia and Wikidata (descriptions), PriceCharting โ for assisting with prices, and every player who adds a game, a photo or a correction.
We check each fact against more than one source and show how sure we are on every game page. What we confirm or fix, we share back.
โ IN THE PULSE 988 feeds
The Pulse shows new videos, posts and releases from these creators, shops and sites, taken from their public feeds. Every item links to the original. Any creator can leave the Pulse: their posts stop showing, while their listing, facts and reviews stay (how removal works).
CREDITS
Game descriptions
The opening of each game's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from the game page. If only another language has one, GemEPIC AI translates it once and labels it. Otherwise: Wikidata facts, a player, or the publisher. Our translations and edits share the same license: reuse them, crediting Wikipedia. Where every description comes from โCritic scores
Review scores from Wikidata and the review tables in English Wikipedia articles (scores only, each linking to the article's Reception section). PC players' verdict comes from Steam's public review summary. GemEPIC never reads or copies those sites' pages.World records
The fastest runs on game pages come from speedrun.com's public API: the runners' own submissions, checked by speedrun.com's moderators, each linking to the run.Maps
Game pages link to the full maps fans have made on VGMaps.com, matched from its own system pages. The maps stay on VGMaps; GemEPIC never copies them.Where to play it
Each game's own store pages (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Humble, itch.io) as listed on Wikidata, plus store searches. GemEPIC earns nothing from these links.Playing right now
How many people are playing a game on Steam, from Steam's public Web API (Valve), checked hourly. Consoles don't publish these numbers. Not endorsed by Valve.Value Index prices
From the public catalogs of game shops in the United States and Canada, read once a day (how it works). Exchange rates from the European Central Bank.Kinds of game
From Wikidata, the tags Steam players give games (via SteamSpy's public API), and GemEPIC AI for games neither covers.Watch it live
Who is streaming a game right now, from the Twitch API, refreshed every 15 minutes; every stream opens on Twitch. Not endorsed by Twitch.YouTube channels
Channel names, descriptions, subscriber and video counts come from the YouTube API Services, refreshed weekly. By using GemEPIC you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service; see the Google Privacy Policy. Videos play on YouTube.eBay listings
In your own price alerts only, from the eBay API; GemEPIC keeps only what an alert needs, without any player or seller name, for 14 days. Not endorsed by eBay.Shop products
From each shop's own public product feed (or a data feed the shop sent us), with pictures shown from the shop's own site.Game names, platforms and years
From Wikidata (free to reuse), plus games added by players.Release dates, developers and publishers, age ratings and types of game
These come from IGDB.com, with their permission, and each game page links to IGDB. Covers that come from IGDB are credited to them.Maps, shops and arcades
ยฉ OpenStreetMap contributors (the free map anyone can edit; license ODbL). Our maps are drawn from both our own data and OpenStreetMap data, cut with Protomaps. Towns used to place shops come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). The team checks places by hand and marks them โ checked. Owners who claim a spot add their own details.Shows
Researched from each show's own official site; organizers who claim their show keep it up to date.The Directory
Researched by the GemEPIC team and suggested by players. Every link is checked before it's added. No paid placement.Photos
Taken by GemEPIC players. Pulse and Directory pictures are shown from the creators' own sites.AI
AI here is GemEPIC AI. It translates and proofreads some descriptions. It writes the daily Chatter notes and the SHELFLIFE round-up. It reads shelf photos and runs safety checks. It links news to the games it is about, suggests "If you like this, try" games (labeled) and fills in kinds of game. It researches events for the team to check, and sorts Directory pages by the kinds of player they suit (for recommendations, never a rating). See How we use AI.Who handles your data (hosting, email) is listed in our Privacy policy. Spot a missing credit? Tell us