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Article title: Shelley Day
Article Evaluation: Shelley Day is a former producer of video games who has been contributing to the industry since 1985 and is significant for the representation of women in game design, although her Stub-Class article has been rated as Low-importance. The majority of her page is dedicated to the fraud conviction, while her achievements are presented briefly in the intro section. This article is lacking sections such as Career, List of awards, Notable works, and Recent activities. It also lacks in sources (just 2 links) and their reliability (when talking about a criminal conviction).
Sources: https://the-avocado.org/2021/02/02/thats-edutainment-putt-putt-joins-the-parade/; https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/02/technology/profile-on-the-job-with-putt-putt-freddi-fish-and-pajama-sam.html; https://web.archive.org/web/20090512202808/http://time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/24.html; https://www.awn.com/animationworld/theres-humongous-rewards-edutaining-little-kids

Article title: Text-based game
Article Evaluation: Text-based game is a well-known video game type, and therefore, with just a C-Class rating, it has been listed as a level-5 vital article by Wikipedia. This article is written in a non-neutral essay-like language with the usage of phrases like “with that”, “Strictly speaking”, and “however, ... are still in use today, and people continue playing...” without referring to any sources. It also lacks in genres, examples, and notable text-based game designers, which was mentioned multiple times on the Talk page.
Sources: https://professionalmoron.com/2020/07/25/history-of-interactive-fiction-games/; https://www.atariarchives.org/adventure/ and other books related to the text-based games https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/78906.Text_Adventures_Interactive_Fiction; Examples can include popular text-based games like Dwarf Fortress or Curse of War

Article title: Ice-Pick Lodge
Article Evaluation: Ice-Pick Lodge is one of the most notable game developers in Russia, and one of the few companies that represent Russia in the global video game industry market. The information in the article mostly consists of lists of releases and does not cover areas like Company Structure, History, Partnership and initiatives, that are presented in the articles of other gamedev companies. Some of this information can be found and translated from the same Wiki page in the Russian language.
Sources: https://gamestudies.ru/author/dybovsky/ - transcripts of the lead developer's conference speeches; https://pathologic-game.com/press/; + sources that are already listed in the page

Article title: Hyper-casual game
Article Evaluation: Hyper-casual game is a type of mobile video game represented by a lot of popular titles, taking almost 50% of mobile game market, and one of the very few video game types that are played more by women than by men. The article has been rated as Stub-Class and can be significant for women in gaming, and also for Eastern European developers' representation. It is lacking the majority of sections typically presented in other similar articles like Characteristics, Subgenres, Notable developers/Titles, and Criticism. This article can also be greatly expanded by including the information about Hyper Games Conference (HGC).
Sources: https://hgconf.com/#program; https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/09/29/hypercasual-female-gamers-are-taking-over-the-industry-infographic/?sh=7562cd1f7c13; https://www.moloco.com/en/blog/hyper-casual-games-market-size#:~:text=For%20The%20Industry%3F-,Hyper%20Casual%20Games%20Market%20Size,had%20climbed%20to%2011.8%20billion.; https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2021/1/12/2021-predictions2the-hypercasual-party

Article title: Rachel Bernstein
Article Evaluation: Rachel Bernstein is another female video games designer who is significant for the representation of women in video games industry. The article has been rated as Stub-Class and has no contributions on the Talk page. It can be expanded with sections like Notable works, Recent Activity, and Volunteer Experience.
Sources: https://astrasteamtestblog.wordpress.com/rachel-bernstein/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko9ujOYmQe8&ab_channel=Sims2SouthAfrica; https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelbernsteinsf/ - not as citation, but for the idea where to start researching information.