File:Mafia physx.jpg

In-game screenshots of Mafia II showing the PhysX-based particle effects.

Summary

Rationale for the fair use of this image in the article PhysX:

No similar images have been released to the public domain
The image demonstrates unique properties of the physics engine used in Mafia II
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game
The image is a small, web-resolution image (comprised of two individual screenshots for comparison reasons)
The image is used to illustrate important characteristics of the game's physics engine, which conveys to the reader an idea of what they look like
The image does not limit the copyright owner's ability to sell the video game.

Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots

to visually identify the game in question
on the English Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content. Fair use

To the uploader:

Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
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This tag should only be used for video game screenshots.
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