User:Popcornfud/Stop writing "the game", "the film" and "the album"

Are you writing an article about a video game, film or album? Hit ⌘ + F (Mac) or CTRL + F (Windows) and check every mention of "the game", "the film" or "the album". You can probably delete most.

Real examples

• The team hired the comic book writer Joshua Ortega to write the plot for the game.
• Players also ride a Brumak and Reavers in the game.
• an enemy controlled by the game's AI
• An AI helps the player navigate the different areas of the game.
• The player needs to locate a terminal in the game and insert Amanda's access card.
• Development of the game lasted four years.
• Five additional downloadable content packs were released for the game, expanding the game's survivor mode with new features.
• A hardcore mode, which removes the solo mode's standard 30-minute time limit, was added to the game later.
• Animals, instead of aliens, feature as characters in the game.
• According to Edge, the "Raindrop" prelude gives the game's battles "an emotional undercurrent".
• The objective of the game is to use the pieces to create as many complete horizontal lines of blocks as possible.
• Henk Rogers told Nintendo World Report that infinite spin was an intentional part of the game design.
• Macworld praised "the addictive quality of the game".
• It was created by the game's producer, Steven Hill, after a puzzle designed by the game's lead designer, Jane Jensen, was cut due to budgetary reasons.
• Zegler's performance received praise, while the film's visuals and screenplay were criticized.
• It is later revealed that Dopey is the narrator of the film.
• it was reported that Marc Webb was in talks to direct the film.
• Lola Visual Effects and Crafty Apes provided the visual effects for the film.
• In January 2025, it was revealed that Jeff Morrow had composed the score for the film.
• The title logo of the film was also revealed.
• The first full trailer for the film debuted at D23 Brazil in November 2024
• In October 2023, coinciding with an announcement of the film's delay, Disney unveiled a first-look image for the film.
• Levy said there was one line in the film that Disney asked to be changed, which was revealed when a version of the film's script was published in anticipation of awards season
• The developers were also interested in using the WiiConnect24 feature to provide additional content for the game
• Pacini also said the Wii Zapper, a gun shell peripheral, was never considered because it was unveiled when the game's development was almost complete.
• Michael Kelbaugh said the delays for the game's release gave them more time to tune the controller
• In the Japanese version of the game, the game's difficulty is...
• as of March 2008, 1.31 million copies of the game had been sold worldwide
• "Formation" was the album's first single
• Four singles were released from the album
• The album's lyrics explore themes such as...
• West ensured that the album's recording sessions were secretive,
• The artist George Condo designed the album's artwork.
• Poppies are a recurring theme in the album's artwork.
• The album's lyrics are printed on the gatefold.

Or just write "it"

When the sentence requires a grammatical subject, just writing the title, or "it", is often simplest:

• Sonic Mania homages the original Sega Genesis Sonic games. The game It won several awards.

• Flotilla is a 2010 video game developed and published by Blendo Games. The game It was released in March 2010 on Steam for Windows and on Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360.
• During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that Snow White would be released in 2024. However, in October 2023, the film it was delayed to March 21, 2025.

Overuse of "the game", "the film" and "the album" often comes from a desire to avoid repetition. Resist! If your sentence feels repetitive without playing musical chairs with your nouns, you probably have bigger problems to fix. See Wikipedia: The problem with elegant variation.

Of course, the same applies...

... to almost any subject, whether you're writing about a song ("the song"), an airport ("the airport"), a war ("the war"), etc. But you get the point.