MobyGames Celebrates 25 Years and Teases What's Next
We're delighted to share that MobyGames, the authoritative online video game database resource, turns 25 today. Since its founding, MobyGames has been on a mission to meticulously catalog all relevant information about video games and the individuals or organizations behind them, and, of course, the instantly recognizable whale mascot. Please join the community, the MobyGames team, and Atari in celebrating this milestone.
To mark the celebration, MobyGames has created a special anniversary version of the site's logo, which will be featured on the site as well as apparel and merchandise.
Atari acquired MobyGames in March 2022 with the goal of supporting the site's mission to document, celebrate, and preserve vital information in its database. With incremental support from Atari, MobyGames was able to complete a comprehensive site upgrade ahead of schedule in February 2023. The new site infrastructure enabled more rapid development and in the year since MobyGames has seen hundreds of updates, including many new features and UI improvements for both desktop and mobile, making it easier than ever to explore and contribute to the database. In addition to more robust game data, users with a MobyGames account can rate, review, and manage their game collection. The MobyGames database now includes data on more than 350,000 games, 1 million individuals, and 50,000 companies.
Industry professionals, researchers, and enthusiast gamers can look forward to a new service called MobyPro, which is currently in early beta access. The subscription-based MobyPro offering provides users with full site access, additional features, and exclusive analytics data.
The long-term vision for MobyGames is much more expansive, with a professional subscription for a suite of services geared towards individuals and organizations in the games industry, including verification, more control over profiles, including photos and work history, professional networking and more. MobyGames anticipates a multi-year rollout of these services.
"The 25th anniversary is a major milestone for the site and our community," said Jeremiah Freyholtz, General Manager of MobyGames. "I am very excited about the journey MobyGames is on, our progress over the past couple of years, and our plans to provide more professional services to individuals and organizations in the video game industry."
"MobyGames 25th anniversary coincides with some real soul-searching within our industry on the topic of game preservation," said Wade Rosen, Chairman and CEO of Atari. "I am very pleased that we are able to provide sustained support to MobyGames, and look forward to helping the site expand its scope of services over the next 25 years."
Atari invites industry pros, community members, and fans to stay tuned for news about the rollout plan for these new features coming to MobyGames.
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