World Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Defender, Tamagotchi, GoldenEye 007, Quake

The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted four new games for 2025: Defender, Tamagotchi, GoldenEye 007, and Quake. These titles were selected for their significant influence on both popular culture and the video game industry, emerging from a list of twelve nominees that included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Defender, a challenging 1981 arcade game, raised the bar for gameplay complexity and competition in arcades. Tamagotchi, launched in 1996, popularized pet simulation games by offering players an emotional connection through caring for virtual pets. GoldenEye 007 is noted for its pioneering four-player multiplayer mode that shaped future multiplayer games. Quake introduced a groundbreaking 3D engine that set a new industry standard for game design.