IGDB Game Releases Widget

This plugin is used to display a list of game releases. It uses the IGDB.com API and has a variety of options to customize the way the list is displayed. The plugins aim is to remove the manual effort that most gaming media websites have when displaying upcoming releases based on the genre, franchise, game mode, game engine, publisher and lots more.

UPCOMING

Currently no releases are planned (The project is no longer maintained by Eddie, but is open source for those that wish to contribute)

Known Issues

Franchise results only contain a limited selection of options (https://gitlab.com/edstub207/IGDB-Modern/issues/38)
Incorrect dates are displayed for game re-releases on other platforms (https://gitlab.com/edstub207/IGDB-Modern/-/issues/58)
Plugin doesn’t work with the V4 API – Therefore, functionality will stop working on the 26th October 2020 (https://gitlab.com/edstub207/IGDB-Modern/-/issues/61)

LATEST NEWS

We’ve squished quite a few bugs with this release, optimised the number of requests made and added a few cheeky new platforms! Read the patch notes for all the gossip.

3.1.1

Updated readme with important notices about plugin no longer working.

3.1.0

Added support for newer version of Font-Awesome
Added new “Game Modes” Feature, so you can filter based on that.
A couple of low risk security fixes
A couple of backend upgrades
Abreviated Xbox Series X as XSX (To cleanup the UI)
Added filter based on the game engine

3.0.7

Cleared up version numbering system for future releases
Officially supported WordPress 5.5.1
Made a major security fix, it is recommended you regen your API keys.

3.0.6

Updated Project Scarlett to Xbox Series X

3.0.5

A few minor behind the scenes upgrades 🙂
Added +60 and +90 day options as they are common filters
Updated branding for IGDB

3.0.4

Resolved exception causing the plugin failing to load results

3.0.3

Tested up until 5.3.1 release of WordPress
Fixed an issue where removing the default colour was set as red in some cases
Reduced the number of requests made for the genres filter
Improved error messages – More work needs to be done in this area
Resolved an issue where dates are wrong if filtered by multiple options at once
Resolved an issue where titles are displayed multiple times ifa filtered by options at once
Cleaned up the README.MD
Re-enabled the Genres feature – They aren’t displayed but can be used as a filter
Reduced the number of publishers/companies that are listed to optimise the number of requests made
Added support for Stadia, PS5 and Xbox Project Scarlett

3.0.2

Changed from Unirest to guzzle for HTTP Queries.
Changed from URL based requests to Body requests.
Changed platform names from being text based to icons and abreviations if icons aren’t avaliable.
Filtered the list of platforms that can be selected to the 11 most common platforms.
Removed the hide cover option whie still in a broken state
Reverted the hide rating option to a previous version while in a broken state
Improved the default colour scheme – Minor issues are still present around this area
Resolved multiple other minor & critical issues