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Video Game Canon’s Top 1000: Updates + Best Games Lists

Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA Soccer, and Silent Hill are the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026

Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA Soccer, and Silent Hill are the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026

May 7, 2026
Dexerto Updates “These Are the 100 Best Games of All Time” for 2025

Dexerto Updates “These Are the 100 Best Games of All Time” for 2025

August 31, 2025
Meet the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025: Quake, GoldenEye 007, Defender, and Tamagotchi

Meet the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025: Quake, GoldenEye 007, Defender, and Tamagotchi

May 8, 2025
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Takes the Top Spot in Indy100’s “The Best 100 Video Games of All Time”

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Takes the Top Spot in Indy100’s “The Best 100 Video Games of All Time”

March 14, 2025
World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Finalists for Class of 2025 Include Angry Birds, GoldenEye 007, Quake, and More

World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Finalists for Class of 2025 Include Angry Birds, GoldenEye 007, Quake, and More

March 8, 2025
Hades Debuts in the Top 10 in the 2025 Update to the Video Game Canon’s Top 1000

Hades Debuts in the Top 10 in the 2025 Update to the Video Game Canon’s Top 1000

March 5, 2025
“These Are the 100 Best Games of All Time” According to the Editors of Dexerto and Elden Ring is #1

“These Are the 100 Best Games of All Time” According to the Editors of Dexerto and Elden Ring is #1

January 25, 2025
Rolling Stone Picks Zelda: Breath of the Wild as #1 in “The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time”

Rolling Stone Picks Zelda: Breath of the Wild as #1 in “The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time”

January 7, 2025
The Shacknews Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 Finds Room for Super Smash Bros., Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and 40 Other Games

The Shacknews Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 Finds Room for Super Smash Bros., Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and 40 Other Games

December 31, 2024
World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 Includes Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity, and Ultima

World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 Includes Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity, and Ultima

May 9, 2024
Here’s the Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024

Here’s the Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024

March 14, 2024
1998’s Half-Life and Zelda: Ocarina of Time Lead the Way in the Shacknews Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023

1998’s Half-Life and Zelda: Ocarina of Time Lead the Way in the Shacknews Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023

December 19, 2023

More Lists

BAFTA Games Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today

BAFTA Games Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today

April 18, 2026
Clair Obscur Completes the Sweep by Winning “Best Game” at 2025-2026 BAFTA Games Awards

Clair Obscur Completes the Sweep by Winning “Best Game” at 2025-2026 BAFTA Games Awards

April 17, 2026
GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today

GDC Awards: All the Winners from 1996 to Today

March 14, 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins “Game of the Year” at 2025-2026 GDC Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins “Game of the Year” at 2025-2026 GDC Awards

March 13, 2026
Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, and More Announced as Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026

Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, and More Announced as Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026

March 6, 2026
DICE Awards: All the Winners from 1997 to Today

DICE Awards: All the Winners from 1997 to Today

February 15, 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Another Big Night and Wins “Game of the Year” at the 2025-2026 DICE Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Another Big Night and Wins “Game of the Year” at the 2025-2026 DICE Awards

February 14, 2026
2025 GOTY Scoreboard: In Progress

2025 GOTY Scoreboard: In Progress

January 20, 2026
The Game Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today

The Game Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today

December 13, 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Racks Up Nine Wins, Including “Game of the Year”, at the 2025 Game Awards

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Racks Up Nine Wins, Including “Game of the Year”, at the 2025 Game Awards

December 12, 2025
GOTY Flashback: 2015-2016 DICE Awards

GOTY Flashback: 2015-2016 DICE Awards

July 30, 2025
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is #1 in Giant Bomb’s “The 100 Best Games of the 21st Century” Community Vote

Zelda: Breath of the Wild is #1 in Giant Bomb’s “The 100 Best Games of the 21st Century” Community Vote

July 7, 2025

Free Play: Original Articles + Other Odds and Ends

Computer Entertainer, a Game Magazine from the 1980s, is Available to Everyone Thanks to the VGHF

Computer Entertainer, a Game Magazine from the 1980s, is Available to Everyone Thanks to the VGHF

August 9, 2025
The Strong Museum of Play Acquires Prototypes and Development Documents from Volition’s 30-Year History

The Strong Museum of Play Acquires Prototypes and Development Documents from Volition’s 30-Year History

April 25, 2025
Minecraft’s Volume Alpha Soundtrack Has Been Added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry

Minecraft’s Volume Alpha Soundtrack Has Been Added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry

April 11, 2025
Ludocene Wants to Fix Game Discovery With a “Dating App” for Video Games

Ludocene Wants to Fix Game Discovery With a “Dating App” for Video Games

February 18, 2025
The Video Game History Foundation’s Research Library is Now Open

The Video Game History Foundation’s Research Library is Now Open

January 30, 2025
OK Boomer Shooter: The Etymology of a Subgenre

OK Boomer Shooter: The Etymology of a Subgenre

January 23, 2025
GOG.com Launches GOG Preservation Program to Keep Classic PC Games Available on Modern Systems

GOG.com Launches GOG Preservation Program to Keep Classic PC Games Available on Modern Systems

November 20, 2024
Introducing the Video Game Research Library

Introducing the Video Game Research Library

October 15, 2024
Nintendo Offers Up a Video Tour of the Nintendo Museum… Which Opens on October 2, 2024

Nintendo Offers Up a Video Tour of the Nintendo Museum… Which Opens on October 2, 2024

August 20, 2024
Here Come the AAAA Games… But What’s a AAA Game and Why Do We Call Them That?

Here Come the AAAA Games… But What’s a AAA Game and Why Do We Call Them That?

February 20, 2024
Puzzle Games Have Always Had Personality… Featuring Threes, Dr. Mario, Peggle, Tetris, and a Lot More

Puzzle Games Have Always Had Personality… Featuring Threes, Dr. Mario, Peggle, Tetris, and a Lot More

February 10, 2024
A Teenager “Beat” Tetris for the NES After Clearing 1,511 Lines

A Teenager “Beat” Tetris for the NES After Clearing 1,511 Lines

January 9, 2024

Bite-Sized Game History

Bite-Sized Game History: Hand-Drawn Secrets of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage, and Cuphead

Bite-Sized Game History: Hand-Drawn Secrets of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage, and Cuphead

April 10, 2023
Bite-Sized Game History: Disc Room’s Future History, 007 Blood Stone’s Economic Box Art, and Super Mario 64’s Wild Manga

Bite-Sized Game History: Disc Room’s Future History, 007 Blood Stone’s Economic Box Art, and Super Mario 64’s Wild Manga

March 29, 2023
Bite-Sized Game History: The Creators of Myst Wear Pants, Halo at Macworld, and a Wild Theory About Console Sales

Bite-Sized Game History: The Creators of Myst Wear Pants, Halo at Macworld, and a Wild Theory About Console Sales

February 15, 2023
Bite-Sized Game History: Early Box Art for Zelda and Punch-Out!!, Marketing Marvel Vs Capcom Origins, and Jurassic World’s Secret Origin

Bite-Sized Game History: Early Box Art for Zelda and Punch-Out!!, Marketing Marvel Vs Capcom Origins, and Jurassic World’s Secret Origin

November 23, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Celebrating 30 Years of Mortal Kombat with Ed Boon and John Tobias

Bite-Sized Game History: Celebrating 30 Years of Mortal Kombat with Ed Boon and John Tobias

October 22, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: The Godfather II’s Brass Knuckles, The Lurking Horror’s Centipede, and StarTropics’s Letter

Bite-Sized Game History: The Godfather II’s Brass Knuckles, The Lurking Horror’s Centipede, and StarTropics’s Letter

September 30, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Religion in The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo Power’s Game Boy Design Contest, and Super Punch-Out’s Secret 2-Player Mode

Bite-Sized Game History: Religion in The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo Power’s Game Boy Design Contest, and Super Punch-Out’s Secret 2-Player Mode

September 18, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: The Strange Saga of Doom 3DO’s Scrapped FMV Scenes

Bite-Sized Game History: The Strange Saga of Doom 3DO’s Scrapped FMV Scenes

August 31, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Michael Jackson’s Music for Sonic 3, Maximo’s 20th Anniversary, and Naughty Dog’s First Logo

Bite-Sized Game History: Michael Jackson’s Music for Sonic 3, Maximo’s 20th Anniversary, and Naughty Dog’s First Logo

July 26, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Long Lost Footage of Sega’s Heavyweight Champ, Playing GoldenEye 007 on Four TVs, and the Nintendo Seal of Quality

Bite-Sized Game History: Long Lost Footage of Sega’s Heavyweight Champ, Playing GoldenEye 007 on Four TVs, and the Nintendo Seal of Quality

June 12, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Tracking Down the Origin of Miyamoto’s Most Famous Quote and Kirby’s Very First Appearance in a Game

Bite-Sized Game History: Tracking Down the Origin of Miyamoto’s Most Famous Quote and Kirby’s Very First Appearance in a Game

May 16, 2022
Bite-Sized Game History: Revisiting Journey’s Development Journey, the Origins of Scorpion’s Spear, and Making Mario’s Red Hat

Bite-Sized Game History: Revisiting Journey’s Development Journey, the Origins of Scorpion’s Spear, and Making Mario’s Red Hat

April 18, 2022

The Book Shelf

Boss Fight Books to Get a New Look for Richard Moss’s “Age of Empires”

Boss Fight Books to Get a New Look for Richard Moss’s “Age of Empires”

April 14, 2026
“Animal Crossing” and Undertale” Lead the Way for New Book Series About Games at University of Chicago Press

“Animal Crossing” and Undertale” Lead the Way for New Book Series About Games at University of Chicago Press

October 21, 2025
“Life is Strange”, “Dragon Age II”, and “Legend of the River King” Coming Soon to Boss Fight Books Season 8

“Life is Strange”, “Dragon Age II”, and “Legend of the River King” Coming Soon to Boss Fight Books Season 8

July 26, 2025
Aidan Moher Will Write “Suikoden 1 & 2” for Boss Fight Books in 2026

Aidan Moher Will Write “Suikoden 1 & 2” for Boss Fight Books in 2026

March 6, 2025
Boss Fight Books Season 7 Announced: “EverQuest”, “Untitled Goose Game”, “Outer Wilds”, “Dance Dance Revolution”

Boss Fight Books Season 7 Announced: “EverQuest”, “Untitled Goose Game”, “Outer Wilds”, “Dance Dance Revolution”

September 10, 2024
David Wolinsky’s Oral History of Gamergate, “The Hivemind Swarmed”, is Now Available in Bookstores

David Wolinsky’s Oral History of Gamergate, “The Hivemind Swarmed”, is Now Available in Bookstores

August 16, 2024
“The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom” is Getting Ready to Rock in Winter 2025

“The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom” is Getting Ready to Rock in Winter 2025

June 26, 2024
John Romero’s “Doom Guy” is Getting a Documentary and a Dramatic Adaptation

John Romero’s “Doom Guy” is Getting a Documentary and a Dramatic Adaptation

May 30, 2024
MIT Press Will Add “Seeing Red: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy” to its Platform Studies Series on May 14

MIT Press Will Add “Seeing Red: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy” to its Platform Studies Series on May 14

April 3, 2024
Jordan Mechner’s “Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family” is Now Available

Jordan Mechner’s “Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family” is Now Available

March 19, 2024
Guardian Faber Will Publish Keza MacDonald’s “Super Nintendo” in 2026

Guardian Faber Will Publish Keza MacDonald’s “Super Nintendo” in 2026

February 15, 2024
“Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment” is Coming from Jason Schreier on October 8, 2024

“Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment” is Coming from Jason Schreier on October 8, 2024

February 5, 2024

Insert Quarter

New Study by Video Game History Foundation Finds 87% of Games Released Before 2010 Are Out of Print

New Study by Video Game History Foundation Finds 87% of Games Released Before 2010 Are Out of Print

July 11, 2023
Three Mini-Documentaries for Mario Day

Three Mini-Documentaries for Mario Day

March 10, 2022
Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole With Enter the Matrix, Path of Neo, and The Matrix Online

Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole With Enter the Matrix, Path of Neo, and The Matrix Online

March 8, 2022
Comedians Ask… Why Don’t They Make Advergames Anymore? Are Games Just for Boys? And Are Games Too Violent?

Comedians Ask… Why Don’t They Make Advergames Anymore? Are Games Just for Boys? And Are Games Too Violent?

February 23, 2022
National Videogame Museum Launches “The Animal Crossing Diaries” Podcast

National Videogame Museum Launches “The Animal Crossing Diaries” Podcast

December 22, 2021
Celebrate 20 Years of Xbox With the Microsoft-Produced “Power On: The Story of Xbox” Documentary Series

Celebrate 20 Years of Xbox With the Microsoft-Produced “Power On: The Story of Xbox” Documentary Series

December 13, 2021
Wata Games, Heritage Auctions, and the Suspected Fraud at the Center of the Graded Games Market

Wata Games, Heritage Auctions, and the Suspected Fraud at the Center of the Graded Games Market

August 27, 2021
The E3 Expo is Changing: What Will it Look Like After 2021?

The E3 Expo is Changing: What Will it Look Like After 2021?

June 24, 2021
Someone Found a Director’s Cut of 1993’s Super Mario Bros. Movie on an Old VHS Tape

Someone Found a Director’s Cut of 1993’s Super Mario Bros. Movie on an Old VHS Tape

June 2, 2021
Gold-Plated “Royal Wii” Created for Queen Elizabeth II is Being Sold on eBay

Gold-Plated “Royal Wii” Created for Queen Elizabeth II is Being Sold on eBay

April 28, 2021
Play Ball: Nintendo and the Mariners, Midway’s Lost “MLB Jam,” and Don Daglow’s Baseball Sim

Play Ball: Nintendo and the Mariners, Midway’s Lost “MLB Jam,” and Don Daglow’s Baseball Sim

April 1, 2021
Searching for the Perfect Trivia Video Game: Jeopardy!, 1 Vs 100, and HQ Trivia

Searching for the Perfect Trivia Video Game: Jeopardy!, 1 Vs 100, and HQ Trivia

January 12, 2021

Listology

Listology 5.0: See the Video Game Canon Using Only Modern Best Games Lists Published Between 2016 and 2020

Listology 5.0: See the Video Game Canon Using Only Modern Best Games Lists Published Between 2016 and 2020

April 6, 2022
Listology 5.0: Untangling Atari’s Past and Digging Up the Company’s Best Games

Listology 5.0: Untangling Atari’s Past and Digging Up the Company’s Best Games

February 14, 2022
Listology 4.0: The Best Nintendo 64 Games

Listology 4.0: The Best Nintendo 64 Games

October 16, 2020
Listology 3.0: The Superest Mario Games of All Time for Mario Day

Listology 3.0: The Superest Mario Games of All Time for Mario Day

March 10, 2020
Listology 3.0: North American Critics Choose the Best Video Games of All Time

Listology 3.0: North American Critics Choose the Best Video Games of All Time

January 14, 2020
Listology 3.0: Critics from the UK Choose the Best Video Games of All Time

Listology 3.0: Critics from the UK Choose the Best Video Games of All Time

December 27, 2019
Listology 3.0: 15 Years of GOTY

Listology 3.0: 15 Years of GOTY

June 23, 2019
Listology 2.0: What Does the Video Game Canon Look Like Using Only Modern Best Games Lists Published After 2010?

Listology 2.0: What Does the Video Game Canon Look Like Using Only Modern Best Games Lists Published After 2010?

July 9, 2018
Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 2010s

Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 2010s

May 19, 2018
Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 2000s

Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 2000s

April 24, 2018
Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 1990s

Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 1990s

April 15, 2018
Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 1980s and Earlier

Listology 2.0: Exploring the Best Games From the 1980s and Earlier

April 7, 2018