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Quake, GoldenEye, and Tamagotchi inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame


Sorry, Call of Duty 4 and NBA 2K. Better luck next time!

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. The quartet of classic games emerged from a list of 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees that also included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, and NBA 2K. Those four titles selected “significantly influenced popular culture and the video game industry,” The Strong said in a news release.

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