What appears on the site
Guide and news pages may include official key art, screenshots, product images, trailer frames or video thumbnails released by a game developer, publisher or platform owner. When imagery comes from official public material, the page labels it as official and links the image, caption or nearby source record to the publication used for the report.
Current-client screenshots may also be used when they are necessary to explain a menu, route, item, mechanic or version-specific result. They are presented as supporting evidence for the adjacent analysis, not as a substitute for buying, downloading or viewing the original game.
Esports arena photography
The match desk, archive and tournament guides use historical competition photography to show the real scale and atmosphere of each game or tournament family. A caption names the photographed event. Unless a page explicitly says otherwise, an archive photo does not depict the current 2026 series, teams or venue named in the adjacent record.
- 2023 VALORANT Champions, Los Angeles — photograph by David Jiang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 2024 VCT Americas arena — photograph by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 2023 League of Legends Worlds final, before play — photograph by Creative Silver, CC BY 4.0.
- 2016 League of Legends Worlds final — photograph by Patar knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Dota 2 The International at KeyArena — photograph by Dota 2 The International, CC BY 2.0.
- 2025 Six Invitational stage — photograph by Quinntropy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 2019 SEA Games esports stage — photograph by Hariboneagle927, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- StarCraft II at IFNG Munich 2011 — photograph by Peshay159, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Intel Extreme Masters Krakow 2026 — photograph by Krigore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Evo 2016 at Mandalay Bay — photograph by Nelo Hotsuma, CC BY 2.5.
- Overwatch competition at Blizzard Arena — photograph by Tixinhadois, CC BY 3.0.
- Rocket League at DreamHack Montreal 2018 — photograph by Ye Fang (Norman) Kuang, CC BY 2.0.
- Apex Legends at Gamescom 2019 — photograph by dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
- G-Loot PUBG esports studio in 2018 — photograph by Edvard Hansson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Game names, characters, logos, artwork, footage and other third-party material remain the property of their respective owners. MonsterSnow does not sell image files, publish downloadable art packs or claim that a credit line creates a license. Our own contribution is the selection, explanation, comparison, testing record and player guidance around the material.
We use only the amount of visual material needed for the page's editorial purpose and avoid galleries that merely reproduce an owner's publication. A source being public does not automatically make every reuse acceptable; relevance, presentation and the rights holder's published rules still matter.
How to trace an image
- News images link to the official announcement or media page from which the report was checked.
- Guide hero images and supporting figures name the game and identify official footage or current-client evidence in the caption or surrounding copy.
- Embedded-video thumbnails link to the corresponding official video or first-party page.
- Each article's source list records the publisher, destination, check date and the facts supported by that source.
If a visible asset lacks enough information to identify its source, report the page and image through the contact page. We will add the missing record, replace the asset or remove it while the source and usage status are checked.
Minecraft guide images
The Minecraft fieldbook uses twelve Mojang Studios images published on Minecraft.net with the official first-night, villager jobs, redstone, hopper, ancient-debris and Java-versus-Bedrock guides. The images illustrate the adjacent mechanic or decision; the permanent guide pages link back to the corresponding official source record.
Minecraft names, characters, blocks, screenshots and artwork remain the property of Mojang Studios and Microsoft. MonsterSnow's contribution is the task structure, evidence boundary, explanations and cross-linked player guidance.
Silent Hill: Townfall guide images
The Silent Hill: Townfall fieldbook uses four official gameplay screenshots published with Konami and PlayStation's launch, first-person and PS5 feature coverage. They show St. Amelia, the CRTV and a nearby creature only where those visuals support the adjacent signal, survival or settings decision.
Silent Hill names, characters, screenshots and artwork remain the property of Konami and their respective creators. Each Townfall guide links to the official publication that supports its factual scope; MonsterSnow does not offer the source images as a gallery or download pack.
Rights-holder requests
A rights holder or authorized representative can request a correction or removal through our public contact address. Include the MonsterSnow page, the asset, proof of authority and the requested action. We review specific notices against the stored source record and remove or replace disputed material when appropriate.
These rules are part of the broader editorial standards. Advertising, if introduced, does not change ownership, source labeling or removal decisions.