I am a modorator for a game and I am trying to add a couple of new accepted platforms to the list. However when I try and save changes on the settings I get the following message. I can't change the value in the Name box as the input is readonly (and I don't want to change it, it has the correct name already). The name of the game does match the name of the game series it is part of though.
Error:
Name is already used by another game or series
It's because game names cannot be duplicates.
The games being
To get a name updated, submit a support ticket under "Change an existing game or series" and then "Other".
I'm not sure how these games are different, but you could put the type of platform they're runnable on in brackets at the end (like other games in the series). You could also put the year it was released, but I wouldn't recommend this as the year is present next to the name in most contexts on the site.
Also the game that's the most popular probably shouldn't have brackets at the end.
You don't moderate the 2nd game, so you can't directly submit a ticket to get it updated. But you could ask in the support ticket to get that game's name updated, and as it's in the same series, I'm sure site staff will allow it