The giantbomb package provides access to the GiantBomb API which gives information on video games, reviews, companies, and other related content.
Install the package using devtools.
devtools::install_github("detroyejr/giantbomb")At the time this package was created, these endpoints are covered:
gb_searchgb_gamesgb_companiesgb_charactersgb_reviewsgb_platformsgb_franchises
Before you can begin to use the giantbomb package, you will need to sign up to receive an api key. Once you login, your key will appead on the main api page.
Once you have your key, you can either pass it as a string to the api_key function parameters or set the GB_KEY environoment variable.
Sys.setenv("GB_KEY" = 'YOUR_API_KEY`)The function gb_key() will look in the system environment for a variable with that name.
# Get list of games.
gb_games(n = 10, field_list = c("date_added", "name"))
#> date_added name
#> 1 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
#> 2 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Breakfree
#> 3 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Hyperballoid Deluxe: Survival Pack
#> 4 2008-04-01 01:32:49 The Chessmaster 2000
#> 5 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Bass Avenger
#> 6 2008-04-01 01:32:50 WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007
#> 7 2008-04-01 01:32:50 Camelot Warriors
#> 8 2008-04-01 01:32:50 Super Spy Hunter
#> 9 2008-04-01 01:32:51 Fritz 9: Play Chess
#> 10 2008-04-01 01:32:51 The Real Deal 2
# Get list of companies.
gb_companies(n = 10, field_list = c("date_added", "name"))
#> date_added name
#> 1 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Electronic Arts
#> 2 2008-04-01 01:32:48 The Hit Squad
#> 3 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
#> 4 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Delete
#> 5 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Domark Software
#> 6 2008-04-01 01:32:48 Telegames, Inc.
#> 7 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Software Storm, Inc.
#> 8 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
#> 9 2008-04-01 01:32:49 Kernel Kaput
#> 10 2008-04-01 01:32:49 The Software Toolworks# Filter by name and sort by date_added.
gb_games(
n = 10,
filter = "name:bioshock",
sort = "date_added:desc",
field_list = c("name", "date_added")
)
#> date_added name
#> 1 2016-07-03 18:25:47 BioShock: The Collection
#> 2 2012-10-21 13:47:51 BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution
#> 3 2010-08-12 10:00:02 BioShock Infinite
#> 4 2008-06-30 23:24:09 BioShock 2
#> 5 2008-04-01 16:32:55 BioShock
# Filter companies by name and sort by date_added.
gb_companies(
n = 10,
filter = "name:2k",
sort = "date_added:asc",
field_list = c("name", "date_added")
)
#> date_added name
#> 1 2008-04-01 01:35:58 2K Games
#> 2 2008-04-01 01:41:46 2K Sports
#> 3 2008-04-01 16:32:55 2K Australia
#> 4 2008-07-26 11:34:21 2K Marin
#> 5 2008-11-27 13:37:34 2K Czech
#> 6 2010-04-08 09:00:06 2K China
#> 7 2013-01-10 03:33:57 2K PlayFor more examples, look in the function documentation.
If you find any bugs, you can file an issue or create a pull request.
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