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[Industry news] Video Game History Foundation Shares Never-Before-Seen Images from Golden Age of Japanese Video Game Culture
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) is excited to add a brand new collection to its ever-growing Digital Library, this time peering back into the boom era of the Japanese video game industry with the aid of numerous photos from resident journalist Colin Williamson.