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Four gaming legends enter the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Defender, GoldenEye 007, Quake and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play. (photo courtesy of The Strong)
Defender, GoldenEye 007, Quake and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play. (photo courtesy of The Strong)
Four gaming legends enter the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Listen to this articleDefender, GoldenEye 007, Quake and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play.
The four games — which have significantly influenced popular culture and the video game industry — emerged from a field of finalists that also included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football and NBA 2K.
The games were announced at a special ceremony that included members of the Defender development team, with team lead Eugene Jarvis; John Romero, co-creator of Quake; and Tara Badie, the head of Tamagotchi for Bandai Namco.
The games are now enshrined in the museum’s World Video Game Hall of Fame rotunda, part of the ESL Digital Worlds exhibit.
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