Change Log
Updates to data types, platforms, specs, attributes. For new site features, changes, bug fixes, see the news archive.
December 2nd, 2023
- New platform added: Atari VCS (console/pc hybrid - listed as a console system)
August 27th, 2023
- New rating system added: CCC (Chile)
August 13th, 2023
- New platform added: ABC 80, a Swedish microcomputer form the late 70s and early 80s.
August 8th, 2023
- New platform added: Intel 8086 / 8088, to complement our already existing 8008 and 8080 platforms.
August 3rd, 2023
- PICO has been added as a new virtual reality platform.
August 2nd, 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 11th, 2023
- New platform added: KaiOS - A featurephone OS built on FirefoxOS
February 9th, 2023
- New Driver/API added: DirectDraw. (bugfix)
January 3rd, 2023
- Cuba has been added as a new release country.
December 16th, 2022
- New platform added: Meritum - A Polish computer inspired but not compatible with the TRS-80
December 10th, 2022
- New platform added: Triton - a late 70s 8080-based computer kit marketed in Britain
December 9th, 2022
- New platform added: Research Machines 380Z - a late 70s Z80-based computer marketed in Britain
November 24th, 2022
- New platform added: Pandora
October 10th, 2022
- New age rating: IMDA (Singapore).
October 3rd, 2022
- New platform added: Matsushita/Panasonic JR - a series of 8-bit computers from the early and mid 1980s
September 2nd, 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 10th, 2022
- New PS5 tech spec:
Game Help supported
June 1st, 2022
- New platform added: AirConsole (Streaming)
May 6th, 2022
- New platform added: Playdate
March 25th, 2022
- Idle has been added as a new basic genre.
March 22nd, 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 11th, 2022
- The genre Bird's-eye view has been renamed Diagonal-down.
February 10th, 2022
- Added CADPA rating system. Applicable for Windows games released in 2020 or after.
January 28th, 2022
- New platform added: G-cluster (Streaming)
December 5th, 2021
- Nes PS5 tech spec: Performance / Fidelity mode switch
November 18th, 2021
- Added SMECCV rating (latest game rating in the country of Mexico).
September 19th, 2021
- New release info category added: Publishing Label
September 8th, 2021
- New platform added: Cybervision (1978 console sold exclusively at Montgomery Ward department stores)
July 5th, 2021
- New platform added: OOParts (Streaming)
July 4th, 2021
- New platform added: Champion 2711 (1978 console by Unisonic)
- New platform added: Versatile (series of personal computers)
May 28th, 2021
- New platform added: Luna (Streaming)
May 16th, 2021
- Added new platform: Bandai Super Vision 8000 (a.k.a. TV Jack Micro Computer System)
May 6th, 2021
- Added new platform: Interact Model One
April 23rd, 2021
- New tech spec added for PS5 under Number of Online Players: 50 Players
April 18th, 2021
- Two new product codes types added: Android Package ID (Android) and App Store / iTunes Product ID (iPhone/iPad/Macintosh/tvOS)
April 8th, 2021
- New platform added: PlayStation Now (Streaming)
April 5th, 2021
- New platform added: Xbox Cloud Gaming (Streaming)
February 10th, 2021
- New credits classifications page added and linked in the wizard (https://www.mobygames.com/info/credits_classification) - thanks Mtik333!
February 1st, 2021
- New platform added: Gloud (Streaming)
January 26th, 2021
- New platform added: Plex Arcade (Streaming)
December 24th, 2020
- New platform added: Blacknut (Streaming)
November 11th, 2020
- New platform added: PlayStation 5
November 9th, 2020
- New platform added: Xbox Series X
October 29th, 2020
- New tech spec added for PS4/PS5 under Miscellaneous Attributes:
PS Plus required for online play
October 28th, 2020
- New genre added under DLC group: Edition Upgrade
October 27th, 2020
- New SNES, Genesis, DOS and Windows Input Device tech spec: Batter Up
- New SNES and Genesis Input Device tech spec: TeeV Golf
September 29th, 2020
- New PS4 tech spec:
PS5 Upgrade Available
September 25th, 2020
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X added to System List
September 19th, 2020
- Made the UAE's NMC rating system selectable for the Nintendo Switch platform.
- Added Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar as selectable countries.
July 28th, 2020
- Stretched to Full Screen and Fit-to-Screen (in ratio) merged into "Stretch-to-Fit" single option.
July 19th, 2020
- New platform added: Sure Shot HD
July 2nd, 2020
- New platform added: Antstream
June 25th, 2020
- New tech spec: iOS 10.3.4 added for iPad and iPhone
June 19th, 2020
- New platform added: Danger OS
June 10th, 2020
- New platform added: Evercade
May 31st, 2020
- New Sound Capabilities tech spec:
DTS-HD
May 29th, 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 28th, 2020
- New Arcade Systems added:
Atari System 1,
Atari System 2,
Atari G1,
Atari (Other), and
Capcom (Other)
May 15th, 2020
- New Miscellaneous Attributes tech spec:
WiiConnect24 compatible
April 24th, 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 13th, 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 27th, 2020
- Fix Nintendo.com scraper (thanks to Ms. Tea) (bugfix)
March 2nd, 2020
- New DLC genre added: Upgrade (Skill / Boost)
February 26th, 2020
- New platform added: Stadia
- New platform added: OnLive
February 23rd, 2020
- Separate 'thanks' credits from other credits when counting developers.
February 20th, 2020
- Display the number of unique developers (plus entities) on credits listings.
February 17th, 2020
- API: fixed a bug that could rarely prevent platform information from being returned (bugfix)
February 3rd, 2020
- New arcade system added: Taito F2 System
January 28th, 2020
- New platform added: ZX Spectrum Next
January 14th, 2020
- New setting genre added: Japan (Modern/Futuristic)
January 12th, 2020
- New vehicular theme added: Snowmobile
January 10th, 2020
- New DLC genre added: Audio.
January 2nd, 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 1st, 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 8th, 2019
- New platform added: Neo Geo X
October 30th, 2019
- Nintendo Switch Lite added to the System List
October 23rd, 2019
- New tech spec added: Parental Control (currently added only for PS4 platform)
October 19th, 2019
- New Minimum OS Class Required tech specs for iOS: iOS 12.4.
October 17th, 2019
- New platform added: Signetics 2650
October 8th, 2019
- New Drivers/API Supported tech spec:
Vulkan
- New 3D Graphics Card / Accelerator tech spec:
NVIDIA (GeForce 20 series)
- Drivers/APIs Supported tech spec now available to Windows Apps, Tizen, and Nintendo Switch to make way for Vulkan.
September 26th, 2019
September 25th, 2019
- New platform added: Compal 80
September 22nd, 2019
- New Steam attributes added: Level-Editor, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV.
September 4th, 2019
- Added product codes for "Hint/Guide Book" and "Reference Card/Guide" docs included with the game (DOS/WIN only).
August 28th, 2019
- New platform added: Zilog Z8000
August 24th, 2019
- new platform added: Motorola 68k
August 16th, 2019
- New platform added: Sony SMC-777
- New platform added: Hitachi S1
August 15th, 2019
- Added
CD-DA to DOS/WIN platform (should be used instead of CD-ROM where applicable).