World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees

Defender, GoldenEye 007, Quake, and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play. The games are now enshrined in the Strong National Museum of Play‘s World Video Game Hall of Fame rotunda, part of the ESL Digital Worlds exhibit. Says Kristy Hisert, collections manager, “Beyond cultivating nostalgia, Tamagotchi offered a distinct form of play that differed from popular video game electronics of the time. Anyone may nominate a game to the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Final selections are made on the advice of journalists, scholars, and other individuals familiar with the history of video games and their role in society.