MobyGames video game database now lets developers claim their game credits
Video game database MobyGames will let developers claim video game credits and customise their personal portfolios, albeit only via a new premium tier.
Video game database MobyGames will let developers claim video game credits and customise their personal portfolios, albeit only via a new premium tier.
The short version
- As reported by our sister site GamesIndustry.biz , MobyGames Professional launched in beta in June, with a full 1.0 version due this autumn.
- Alongside enabling developers to claim credits of games they've worked on via a verification process, it also lets users build a personal portfolio page on the site.
- Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at Gamescom, product manager Reece Denzel said signups had been "great" and "thousands of developers" have already claimed their pages.
What happened
"It's very important for us to note that that does not give them the ability to edit any of the structural information about things like their credits," Denzel added. Developers have long grappled with the industry practice of cutting them from game credits, even if they worked on that particular game for many years.
Why it matters
For example, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's credits were missing the original game's development staff and in 2023, former Retro Studios engineer Zoid Kirsch said he was "let down" by the lack of individual credits in Metroid Prime Remastered .
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