Are Video Game Titles Italicized?
The Chicago Manual of Style explicitly says video-game titles are italicized, including individual games and names of game series. Other publications can set their own house style, so the recommendation is style-scoped.
In Chicago style, italicize video-game titles.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This is Chicago-style guidance rather than a universal grammar rule. Follow another required style guide or house style if it specifies different treatment.
Style Boundary Extended
This is a style-guide convention, not a universal grammatical law. If an assignment, publication, or organization requires another style, use that rule instead.
Further guidance
Example
Chicago-style example: the game title in “She replayed Example Game last weekend” would be italicized in formatted prose.
Practical Application
When following Chicago style, set the title of an individual video game or a game series in italics. Apply the styling to the title itself, not to surrounding descriptive words.
Recommendation
Italicize video-game titles when following Chicago style.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Video-game title styling — Chicago Manual of Style Q&A (opens in a new tab)The University of Chicago Press · Chicago 18 guidance explicitly stating that video-game titles, including individual games and series names, are italicized.