“Discover the Long-Awaited Digital Library Launch from the Video Game History Foundation!”
By This year, the Video Game History Foundation announced the curation of a digital library, which will allow users to access its extensive collection of magazines, art books, and more right from their homes. Though no date was revealed for public availability initially, it has now been disclosed.
In a social media post, the Video Game History Foundation announced that the digital library will debut next week, on January 30th.
“Positive outcomes come to those who are patient,” the organization stated, assuring that they will share further details on what to expect as the launch date approaches.
When the digital library was first revealed about a year and a half ago, library director Phil Salvador noted that one of the questions frequently asked by the Video Game History Foundation team was how individuals could “access our collections of rare video game history research materials” without needing to visit in person.
This digital library – which has been in development for two years as of 2023 – was the answer to that query. You can catch a brief video about the library above.
The Video Game History Foundation was founded in 2017 by game preservationist and historian Frank Cifaldi. In a post on BlueSky, Cifaldi recently shared an additional teaser for the group’s “work-in-progress” digital library, emphasizing that it will be “such a valuable resource” for users.
“I simply asked it to show me every video game magazine in our collection in chronological order that mentions Metroidvania,” Cifaldi mentioned.
Over on the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Discord, we’ve been showcasing and experimenting with our work-in-progress digital library (coming soon!), and it’s going to be such an extraordinary resource. I just asked it to display every online game magazine in our archive in chronological order that mentions ‘Metroidvania.’
— Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi.bsky.social) January 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In other news related to game history and preservation efforts, earlier this month, GOG announced that it had joined the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums, and Preservation Projects.
It had previously revealed its