Today on January 14th, GOG(Good Old Games) announced via Twitter/X a new partnership with the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums, and Preservation Projects to help with the journey on video game preservation.
In the press release by GOG they state “Founded in 2012, EFGAMP represents more than 20 heritage institutions and other organizations, ranging from grassroots initiatives to national libraries, that collect and preserve digital games.”
GOG continues later in the press release “By joining EFGAMP, GOG reinforces its position as one of the global champions in game preservation and a passionate advocate for this critical cause.”
The EFGAMP’s members include The Video Game Museum in Rome, MO5.COM in France, Computerspielemuseum in Berlin, The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, and Embracer Games Archive.
For those unaware, last year GOG launched a new presentation focused program called The GOG Preservation Program. The program already includes over 100 games with over 566 enhancements. Some of those include the original Resident Evil trilogy, Diablo, Beyond Good and Evil(not the remaster)Earth Worm Jim, Fallout 1,2, 3, and New Vegas just to name a few.
What separates GOG from other store fronts on PC is its entirely 100% DRM(digital rights management) free. Once you buy a game and download it, nothing stops you from doing whatever you want with it.
As anyone who writes for Gamer Social Club will tell you I’m big on retro gaming, and I’m a big supporter of anyone who wants to get into video game preservation and I’m glad GOG has some back up in the fight the keep older games alive.
