Writing & StyleStyle guide
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
Core Issuehow to style the title of a video game in prose
Registeracademic, edited, and style-governed writing
RuleChicago 18 explicitly styles the title of a video game in italics, whether referring to an individual game or a game series name.
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.
Further guidance
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.