The Video Sport Historical past Basis is a company that focuses on “preserving, celebrating, and educating the historical past of video video games,” because it says on its web site.
It’s a company that has archived 1000’s upon 1000’s of online game magazines, paintings, video games – something and every part to do with the historical past of video video games.
Which is why it’s thrilling to be taught that the group can be making its digital library out there to the general public subsequent week, on January 30, 2025.
“Good issues come to those that wait,” the group wrote in a put up on BlueSky. “The Video Sport Historical past Basis Digital Library launches on January 30, 2025. (We’ll let you know all about it then!)”
In a separate assertion (thanks, VGC), the group added “After years of gathering, cataloging, and digitizing online game historical past supplies, the VGHF is lastly opening the digital doorways to its library – wherever you might be.”
“Because of your help, we’ve constructed a strong device for online game historical past analysis. We are able to’t wait so that you can get your first have a look at what we’ve been as much as.”
With this useful resource changing into out there to the general public, researching something concerning the historical past of video video games can be so, so, a lot simpler than it was previous to this.
Anybody all in favour of video video games would do effectively to take a look at the library when it launches, so they can be taught extra about this artwork kind that so many individuals all over the world love and cherish.
Supply – [VGHF via VGC]
