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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Strong Museum of Play faces $500K shortfall from funding cuts
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Strong National Museum of Play said two federal grants were terminated by Executive Orders 'associated with shifting federal spending priorities.' In a newsletter sent out Tuesday, Vice President for Collections and Chief Curator Chris Bensch said the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides nearly half a million dollars, were terminated suddenly. 'These sudden terminations have left the museum with an unprecedented half-million dollar shortfall for projects designed to serve children, families, researchers, and scholars — including a critical collections care initiative and a new, one-of-a-kind exhibit dedicated to exploring the history and cultural impact of game shows.' The Strong credits the grants to have helped develop new exhibits and initiatives, and are asking for the public's help to 'sustain core museum programs in the face of losing future federal funding opportunities.' On Tuesday, New York Attorney Letitia James won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies — including IMLS. News 8 asked The Strong if the court order would change funding impacts, to which a spokesperson said, 'We haven't received any communication about how this court order might affect our canceled grants, and we're just starting to research and try to understand its implications.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts 4 nostalgic classics: What do you think of their picks?
The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry. Making up the Class of 2025 are: Defender, the 1981 arcade game that raised the bar on difficulty; Tamagotchi, the digital pets that bridged toys and video games; GoldenEye 007, whose four-person mode influenced multiplayer games that followed; and Quake, which debuted in 1996 with a 3D engine that became the new standard for the industry. The winners emerged from a field of 12 finalists that included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, and NBA 2K. Advertisement 7 The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees for 2025. AP 7 Class of 2025 included the arcade game Defender, Tamagotchi digital pets, GoldenEye 007 and Quake. AP 7 Defender, released by Williams Electronics, combined intense gameplay and a complicated control scheme with a horizontally scrolling shooter. Strong National Museum of Play / YouTube The Hall of Fame each year recognizes arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile games that have had staying power and influenced the video game industry or pop culture. Advertisement Id Software's 1996 Quake was recognized for its lasting influence, with a game code that 'is a literal legacy' and continues to be used in some games after nearly 30 years, electronic games curator Lindsey Kurano said. Quake co-creator John Romeo, on hand to see his game enshrined, said he and the other developers worked on the game for an exceptionally long time, a year and a half, playing it constantly. 'We knew that what we were building into the game was going to make people who had played our previous game, Doom, even happier with the addition of a programming language built into the game,' he said in remarks aired on Advertisement 'We're just really happy with the impact that Quake made on the world,' he said. The best-selling Defender, released by Williams Electronics, proved that players would embrace complex and challenging games in the arcade, the experts said. It combined intense gameplay and a complicated control scheme with a horizontally scrolling shooter. 7 According to electronic games curator Lindsey KuranoId, Id Software's 1996 'Quake' was recognized for its game code that 'is a literal legacy.' Strong National Museum of Play / YouTube 7 The handheld egg-shaped Tamagotchi is credited with sparking the popularity of pet simulation video games, where players care for their virtual pet. Strong National Museum of Play / YouTube Advertisement 'Defender's punishing gameplay raised the level of competition in arcades, and it was among the first games to truly separate dedicated players from more casual ones,' Jeremy Saucier, assistant vice president for interpretation and electronic games, said. The 1996 launch of Tamagotchi is credited with sparking the popularity of pet simulation video games. The handheld egg-shaped electronic game allowed owners to care for a virtual pet from birth through death, feeding, playing with and cleaning up after it by pressing buttons. Collections manager Kristy Hisert said Tamagotchi offered something different than the popular video game electronics of the time. 'It provided players with feelings of connection, caring, and customization, a respite from competition and fighting games,' she said. Neopets, Nintendogs and other social media and app-based versions of pet simulation games would follow. 7 GoldenEye 007 was based on the James Bond film 'GoldenEye.' Strong National Museum of Play / YouTube 7 GoldenEye 007 was a first-person shooter game, known for its four-person multiplayer mode. Strong National Museum of Play / YouTube GoldenEye 007 was based on the 1995 James Bond spy film 'GoldenEye' and was the third best-selling game for the Nintendo 64, behind Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64. The result of a 1997 partnership between Nintendo and Rare, the first-person shooter game was known for its four-person multiplayer mode, which Hall of Fame experts said influenced many multiplayer games that followed. The World Video Game Hall of Fame is inside The Strong National Museum of Play. Anyone can nominate a video game for consideration. Museum staff name 12 finalists each year and solicit votes from experts and fans before announcing the winners.
Engadget
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
GoldenEye 007 and Quake join the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Strong National Museum of Play The World Video Game Hall of Fame welcomed its 2025 inductees today. The Strong National Museum of Play announced that the newest entries are GoldenEye 007 from Rare, Quake by id Software, Defender from Williams Electronics and Tamagotchi by Bandai. The four games chosen "have significantly influenced popular culture and the video game industry," the museum said in its press release. The other impactful games nominated for inclusion this year are Age of Empires , Angry Birds , Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 , Frogger , Golden Tee , Harvest Moon , Mattel Football and NBA 2K . The selections may spark some serious nostalgia for those of us who grew up in the 90s. I remember being deeply envious of my classmates who had little Tamagotchi pets to care for, and I have fond memories of smack-talking my friends during late-night GoldenEye matches. Last year's inductees also highlighted favorites from that era like Myst , Resident Evil and SimCity .
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Strong Museum to announce 2025 inductees for World Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Today's the day to see which video games are inducted this year into the World Video Game Hall of Fame! Gaming experts will be at the Strong National Museum of Play's 'ESL Digital Worlds' exhibit to share which games are in the Class of 2025. Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, this time until May 2026 Here are the finalists: Age of Empires Angry Birds Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Defender Frogger Goldeneye 007 Golden Tee Harvest Moon Mattel Football NBA 2K Quake Tamagotchi The video games that were inducted in 2024 were Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, Sim City, and Ultimate. They faced competition from the likes of Guitar Hero, Metroid, and Neopets. The announcement of this year's inductees is scheduled for Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. This story will be updated once the inductees are revealed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Should Age of Empires and Quake be in the 'World Video Game Hall of Fame'? You can vote for them to be inducted this year
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Strong National Museum of Play has announced their annual candidates for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. This year the complete list of nominees includes Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), Defender, Frogger, Goldeneye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, NBA 2K, Quake, and Tamagotchi. It's a packed field in what is always a packed competition. Deciding between just the games you can play on a PC is hard: Age of Empires, Call of Duty 4 (2007), and Quake are hugely influential swings. How do you pick between foundational FPS Quake, a foundational RTS Age of Empires, and the Call of Duty entry that introduced the now-ubiquitous idea that you should level up and get perks in every kind of game that's not an RPG? That's not even to touch the games that are kind-of on PC. Does an Atari count as a PC in our modern world? Kind of. Maybe you should vote for Defender, then. There's also the sometimes-on-PC NBA 2K series. Hell, you might even vote for something that isn't on PC. That's probably fine because PC absolutely cleaned up last year. Every year the public chooses three games to add to the hall of fame, while a committee of international experts chooses another three—though the public's vote does also count as a member of the committee. 2024's inductees were Ultima, SimCity, Resident Evil, Myst, and Asteroids. Starting so late in the lifetime of the videogame medium gives The Strong a powerfully diverse range to draw from for each year's slate of nominations. Their choices include not just PC or console videogames, but portable electronic games and arcade cabinets. That may well be why they induct so many games each year—a proper hall of fame is going to require a lot of catching up. You can cast your vote for the 2025 inductees on the Museum of Play website.
