
EFGAMP welcomes GOG as a new member
January 14, 2025 — GOG, a leading European platform for classic computer game distribution, joins the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums, and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP)
Born in 2008 GOG is a pioneer in preserving our cultural gaming heritage by enabling everybody to legally and safely buy, download, and play the best editions of classic games. GOG’s mission includes clearing the rights of historic games and ensuring the compatibility of iconic games on modern systems.
“As a European company, we feel a responsibility to lead in preserving gaming heritage”, said Maciej Gołębiewski, Managing Director at GOG. “Joining EFGAMP reinforces this commitment. Our next step is to expand institutional collaboration with museums and governmental and non-governmental organizations worldwide. We hope our experience will contribute meaningfully to their efforts. We are also discussing exciting new game preservation projects, which we look forward to sharing soon.”
In 2024 GOG launched a new Preservation Program to ensure that over 100 classic titles remain accessible and playable. Games included in the Program have received 566 enhancements so far and earned an average user rating of 4.2/5. The Program’s launch received overwhelmingly positive feedback from players, partners, and media, further validating GOG’s mission.
Now that computer games are recognized as part of our cultural heritage, more and more attention is being paid to their preservation. GOG’s entry to EFGAMP continues the strong growth in membership of recent times and at the same time marks an important trend for the preservation of gaming cultural heritage.
“While the preservation of our gaming heritage has so far mainly been driven by fans of retro games and cultural heritage institutions, we have also seen an increased commitment from the industry itself in recent years,” says Andreas Lange, COO of EFGAMP. “As one of the leading distributors of computer games, GOG is a perfect complement to the activities of our members in several respects. Not only do they make classic games available at a low threshold. At the same time, they also contribute unique technical expertise that will become increasingly important in the future, for the preservation of games but for all forms of digital culture, too.”
About EFGAMP
EFGAMP is the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects. It represents more than 20 heritage institutions and other organisations, ranging from rather grassroots initiatives to national libraries, which collect and preserve digital gaming culture, on a European and global level. Founded in 2012 with no-profit purposes, its objectives are advancing the availability of digital interactive heritage, gathering and circulate knowledge about digital preservation, strengthening the European information society, networking with other digital preservation communities worldwide, lobbying to advance the conditions of digital preservation and the accessibility of digital interactive entertainment heritage.
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About GOG
Born in 2008, GOG is a leading European platform for digital game distribution that allows you to legally and safely buy, download, and play the best editions of classic games. Its mission includes ensuring the compatibility of iconic games on modern systems and supporting game preservation efforts.
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