diff --git a/bin/DataBase.dbf b/bin/DataBase.dbf
index 031a0ab7ab..089c7f35e0 100644
--- a/bin/DataBase.dbf
+++ b/bin/DataBase.dbf
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@
 -- All comments must be written in this header or they will not be
 -- saved properly by pcsx2's database writer.
 
+---------------------------------------------
+-- Compatibility Status (Compat = n)
+---------------------------------------------
+-- The compatibility info is numerically based.
+-- 0 = Unknown Compatibility Status
+-- 1 = Nothing
+-- 2 = Intro
+-- 3 = Menu
+-- 4 = In-game
+-- 5 = Playable
+-- 6 = Perfect
+
 ---------------------------------------------
 -- Game List
 ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
index d96415b193..1d3e7f5683 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
+++ b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	// Returns true if a game is currently loaded into the database
+	// Returns false if otherwise (this means you need to call setGame()
+	// or it could mean the game was not found in the database at all...)
+	bool gameLoaded() {
+		return !!curGame;
+	}
+
 	// Saves changes to the database
 	void saveToFile(string file = "DataBase.dbf") {
 		File_Writer writer(file);
diff --git a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
index 9b2cc75e7c..db945bfa5c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/R5900.cpp
@@ -578,22 +578,19 @@ void __fastcall eeGameStarting()
 {
 	if (!g_GameStarted && ElfCRC) {
 		wxString gameCRC( wxsFormat( L"%8.8x", ElfCRC ) );
-		wxString gameName;
-		if (GameDB) {
+		wxString gameName   = L"Unknown Game (\?\?\?)";
+		wxString gameSerial = L" [" + DiscID  + L"]";
+		wxString gameCompat = L" [Status = Unknown]";
+
+		if (GameDB && GameDB->gameLoaded()) {
 			int compat = GameDB->getInt("Compat");
 			gameName   = GameDB->getStringWX("Name");
-			gameName += L" (" + GameDB->getStringWX("Region") + L")";
-			gameName += L" [" + DiscID  + L"]";
-			gameName += L" [Status = "+compatToStringWX(compat)+L"]";
-		}
-		else {
-			gameName += L" [" + DiscID  + L"]";
-			gameName += L" [" + gameCRC + L"]";
-			gameName += L" [Status = Unknown]";
+			gameName  += L" (" + GameDB->getStringWX("Region") + L")";
+			gameCompat = L" [Status = "+compatToStringWX(compat)+L"]";
 		}
 
 		// if patches found the following title will be overwritten
-		Console.SetTitle(gameName);
+		Console.SetTitle(gameName + gameSerial + gameCompat);
 
 		if (EmuConfig.EnablePatches) InitPatch(gameCRC);
 		GetMTGS().SendGameCRC(ElfCRC);