[game_preservation] Game catalog and listings

[Jim Leonard]

Captain Commando wrote:

> Sorry to be sending this out so soon before the GDC, when some of you 

> are busy getting ready to go!


We won't be attending, unfortunately.  Maybe next year :)


> Moby Games (www.mobygames.com <http://www.mobygames.com>)


I'm co-founder, so I'd be happy to answer any questions about it, such 
as our philosophy, where we get info, etc.  Just ask.


> The interesting thing about these catalogues is that many of them 

> provide release date information on the games (though they don't all 


We do, down to the exact date if possible.  We take exact dates from 
"gold" press releases (such as "Commando 4: Bloodbath goes gold" etc. 
and take the date of that press release).  Otherwise, we use verifiable 
sources such as the latest date of all files on a disk/cdrom (to get it 
down to the month/year), etc.  But it's never a guess, and it's also 
required information for an entry into the database (ie. you won't see 
entries without release dates in mobygames).
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