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This template is used in conjunction with {{tl|Infobox video game}} to summarize release date information for video game articles.

==Syntax==
===Using named parameters===
The following parameters may be specified to display release dates for multiple regions in a single call (however, they will not be sorted in any particular order):
;JP=''date'': Japanese region release date.
;NA=''date'': North American release date.
;PAL=''date'': PAL region release date. (or, if they differ: '''EU=''date''''': European release date, '''AUS=''date''''': Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) release date.)
;KO=''date'': South Korean release date.
;SA=''date'': South American release date.
;INT=''date'': [[wikipedia:International version|International version]] release date. '''See link to make sure you know what an ''international version'' is.'''

If it is desirable to list release dates in a specific order (e.g. chronological), specify each region with a separate call.

===Alternate syntax===

'''Using two parameters'''
'''<nowiki>{{vgrelease</nowiki>''' | ''<nowiki>[[region]]</nowiki>'' | ''date'' '''}}'''

;region: Wikilinked region name.  For brevity, should be formatted as a piped link, e.g. ''<nowiki>[[Japan|JPN]]</nowiki>'''.
:*It is also possible to combine multiple regions in this parameter, for release dates which are the same between several regions -- e.g. ''<nowiki>[[North America|NA]] / [[Europe|EU]]</nowiki>''
;date: Release date (may be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)

'''Using three parameters''' (for backwards compatibility)
'''<nowiki>{{vgrelease</nowiki>''' | ''region'' | ''ID'' | ''date'' '''}}'''

;region | ID: Name and abbreviation for the region (Japan, North America, etc.) to which the release date applies.  This is essentially the same format as a piped link, minus the surrounding brackets.
;date: Release date (may be wikilinked for date formatting preferences)

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