The World Video Game Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to return to in-person at the Strong National Museum of Play for the first time since 2019. The event will take place in the new World Video Game Hall of Fame rotunda at 10:30 a.m. on May 9, where the 2024 Hall of Fame class will be announced during a special ceremony at ESL Digital Worlds.
The nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame include Atari Asteroids, which was played on coin-fed consoles in arcades in the 1970s, and Guitar Hero, which gave living-room rockers the chance to compete on a plastic guitar when it was released in 2005. Other games being considered for induction into the Hall of Fame are Elite, Metroid, SimCity, and Ultima from the 1980s, as well as Myst, Neopets, Resident Evil, Tokimeki Memorial, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and You Don’t Know Jack from the 1990s. These games are being recognized for their longevity, geographic reach