GOG.com announces the launch of the GOG Preservation Program,* a new initiative to add to its already impressive track record of helping preserve the history of videogames. Word is: "The Video Game History Foundation has shared that 87% of games created before 2010 are inaccessible today. With the help of the gaming community, we are set on getting that number down to zero." This is quite straightforward: "If a game is part of the Preservation Program, it means that we commit our own resources to maintaining its compatibility with modern and future systems." This debuts with a catalogue of 100 games with additional compatibility improvements. There are specific articles on the restoration of Heroes of Might and Magic III, Diablo, and Resident Evil 1-2-3. Here's more:

The Resident Evil series is part of the GOG Preservation Program, and 100 classic games from our catalog are being re-released today with updated or quality-tested builds, including Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete and Dungeon Keeper™ 2.

On the GOG store, games part of the Preservation Program are identified with a dedicated stamp. You can also understand GOG's work on each game by looking at its Preservation Log. We will continue adding more games to the GOG Preservation Program from our existing catalog and new classic releases.

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