Change Log
Updates to data types, platforms, specs, attributes. For new site features, changes, bug fixes, see the news archive.
October 11, 2024
- New platform added: Modular Game System, a modular chess computer that also played other games.
- New platform added: Auto Response Board, a modular chess computer
June 5, 2024
- New platform added: DAI, a European 8-bit microcomputer primarily popular in Belgium and France.
May 31, 2024
- New platform added: Mitsubishi Multi-8, a Japanese micro computer released in 1983
May 20, 2024
- New platform added: SPC-1000, a South Korean micro computer developed by Samsung and Hudson and released in 1983
April 24, 2024
- New platform added: Hitachi Basic Master Level 3, an 80s Japanese micro computer series
April 8, 2024
- New platform added: Toshiba Pasopia, a 80s Japanese micro computer series
April 3, 2024
- New platform added: HP Oscilloscope, because multiple models have games...
March 22, 2024
- New platform added: visionOS (Apple Vision Pro)
March 21, 2024
- New platform added: Magic Leap, an augmented reality headset
February 15, 2024
- New platform added: Philips P2000, a 8-bit microcomputer mainly popular in the Netherlands
February 13, 2024
- New platform added: HP Series 80, a series of portable computer models
December 2, 2023
- New platform added: Atari VCS (console/pc hybrid - listed as a console system)
August 27, 2023
- New rating system added: CCC (Chile)
August 13, 2023
- New platform added: ABC 80, a Swedish microcomputer form the late 70s and early 80s.
August 8, 2023
- New platform added: Intel 8086 / 8088, to complement our already existing 8008 and 8080 platforms.
August 3, 2023
- PICO has been added as a new virtual reality platform.
August 2, 2023
- Oculus Quest platform has been renamed Quest. It covers all versions of the Oculus/Meta Quest VR platform.
- "Feature phone" has been added as a new platform. It is meant as a catch-all platform for mobile games that run on a custom OS usually tailored for a specific phone and not a widely supported one such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone, J2ME, BREW or Symbian.
June 11, 2023
- New platform added: KaiOS - A featurephone OS built on FirefoxOS
February 9, 2023
- New Driver/API added: DirectDraw. (bugfix)
January 3, 2023
- Cuba has been added as a new release country.
December 16, 2022
- New platform added: Meritum - A Polish computer inspired but not compatible with the TRS-80
December 10, 2022
- New platform added: Triton - a late 70s 8080-based computer kit marketed in Britain
December 9, 2022
- New platform added: Research Machines 380Z - a late 70s Z80-based computer marketed in Britain
November 24, 2022
- New platform added: Pandora
October 10, 2022
- New age rating: IMDA (Singapore).
October 3, 2022
- New platform added: Matsushita/Panasonic JR - a series of 8-bit computers from the early and mid 1980s
September 2, 2022
- New platform added: Casio Programmable Calculators - a catchall platform for ALL programmable calculators by Casio, starting from the Casio FX-502P series released in 1978.
June 10, 2022
- New PS5 tech spec: Game Help supported
June 1, 2022
- New platform added: AirConsole (Streaming)
May 6, 2022
- New platform added: Playdate
March 25, 2022
- Idle has been added as a new basic genre.
March 22, 2022
- Gambling elements has been added as a new subgenre in the Gameplay category.
- Casino / Gambling has been promoted from a Gameplay subgenre to a Basic genre. It is now called Gambling with a new description. Because of that, quite a few titles will need a genre revision.
February 11, 2022
- The genre Bird's-eye view has been renamed Diagonal-down.
February 10, 2022
- Added CADPA rating system. Applicable for Windows games released in 2020 or after.
January 28, 2022
- New platform added: G-cluster (Streaming)
December 5, 2021
- Nes PS5 tech spec: Performance / Fidelity mode switch
November 18, 2021
- Added SMECCV rating (latest game rating in the country of Mexico).
September 19, 2021
- New release info category added: Publishing Label
September 8, 2021
- New platform added: Cybervision (1978 console sold exclusively at Montgomery Ward department stores)
July 5, 2021
- New platform added: OOParts (Streaming)
July 4, 2021
- New platform added: Champion 2711 (1978 console by Unisonic)
- New platform added: Versatile (series of personal computers)
May 28, 2021
- New platform added: Luna (Streaming)
May 16, 2021
- Added new platform: Bandai Super Vision 8000 (a.k.a. TV Jack Micro Computer System)
May 6, 2021
- Added new platform: Interact Model One
April 23, 2021
- New tech spec added for PS5 under Number of Online Players: 50 Players
April 18, 2021
- Two new product codes types added: Android Package ID (Android) and App Store / iTunes Product ID (iPhone/iPad/Macintosh/tvOS)
April 8, 2021
- New platform added: PlayStation Now (Streaming)
April 5, 2021
- New platform added: Xbox Cloud Gaming (Streaming)
February 10, 2021
- New credits classifications page added and linked in the wizard (https://www.mobygames.com/info/credits_classification) - thanks Mtik333!
February 1, 2021
- New platform added: Gloud (Streaming)
January 26, 2021
- New platform added: Plex Arcade (Streaming)
December 24, 2020
- New platform added: Blacknut (Streaming)
November 11, 2020
- New platform added: PlayStation 5
November 9, 2020
- New platform added: Xbox Series X
October 29, 2020
- New tech spec added for PS4/PS5 under Miscellaneous Attributes: PS Plus required for online play
October 28, 2020
- New genre added under DLC group: Edition Upgrade
October 27, 2020
- New SNES, Genesis, DOS and Windows Input Device tech spec: Batter Up
- New SNES and Genesis Input Device tech spec: TeeV Golf
September 29, 2020
- New PS4 tech spec: PS5 Upgrade Available
September 25, 2020
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X added to System List
September 19, 2020
- Made the UAE's NMC rating system selectable for the Nintendo Switch platform.
- Added Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar as selectable countries.
July 28, 2020
- Stretched to Full Screen and Fit-to-Screen (in ratio) merged into "Stretch-to-Fit" single option.
July 19, 2020
- New platform added: Sure Shot HD
July 2, 2020
- New platform added: Antstream
June 25, 2020
- New tech spec: iOS 10.3.4 added for iPad and iPhone
June 19, 2020
- New platform added: Danger OS
June 10, 2020
- New platform added: Evercade
May 31, 2020
- New Sound Capabilities tech spec: DTS-HD
May 29, 2020
- Full-screen Options Supported tech spec group added for Windows platform.
-- available options are resolution switch, stretched to full screen, fit-to-screen (in ratio)
May 28, 2020
- New Arcade Systems added: Atari System 1, Atari System 2, Atari G1, Atari (Other), and Capcom (Other)
May 15, 2020
- New Miscellaneous Attributes tech spec: WiiConnect24 compatible
April 24, 2020
- New iPadOS versions added: 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2, 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.3, 13.3.1, 13.4, 13.4.1
- New Android OS added: Android 10 (Queen Cake)
- New iOS versions added: 13.1, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.3, 13.3.1, 13.4, 13.4.1
April 13, 2020
- Joystick tech spec added under Input Devices Required and Supported.
Joystick (Analog / Digital / Rotary) moved to Controller Types Supported.
Specific joysticks moved to new "Joystick Types Supported" group.
March 27, 2020
- Fix Nintendo.com scraper (thanks to Ms. Tea) (bugfix)
March 2, 2020
- New DLC genre added: Upgrade (Skill / Boost)
February 26, 2020
- New platform added: Stadia
- New platform added: OnLive
February 23, 2020
- Separate 'thanks' credits from other credits when counting developers.
February 20, 2020
- Display the number of unique developers (plus entities) on credits listings.
February 17, 2020
- API: fixed a bug that could rarely prevent platform information from being returned (bugfix)
February 3, 2020
- New arcade system added: Taito F2 System
January 28, 2020
- New platform added: ZX Spectrum Next
January 14, 2020
- New setting genre added: Japan (Modern/Futuristic)
January 12, 2020
- New vehicular theme added: Snowmobile
January 10, 2020
- New DLC genre added: Audio.
January 2, 2020
- New tech spec category added: "Oculus.com" (for Android/Windows/Oculus Go/Oculus Quest)
- New tech spec category added: "Number of Motion Controllers Supported" (added for PS3/PS4/PC/MAC)
January 1, 2020
- Virtual Reality Comfort Rating (VRCR) now available for Android (Gear VR), Windows (Oculus Rift), Oculus Go & Oculus Quest: Comfortable, Moderate, Intense and Unrated
November 8, 2019
- New platform added: Neo Geo X
October 30, 2019
- Nintendo Switch Lite added to the System List
October 23, 2019
- New tech spec added: Parental Control (currently added only for PS4 platform)
October 19, 2019
- New Minimum OS Class Required tech specs for iOS: iOS 12.4.
October 17, 2019
- New platform added: Signetics 2650