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July 25th, 2011 - John Hardie, Sean Kelly, and Joe Santulli, organizers of the annual Classic Gaming Expo, have launched the Videogame History Museum - a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to preserving and archiving the history of the Videogame industry. Currently the group is seeking initial working capital using the unique crowd funding business plan offered through their project on the kickstarter website (www.kickstarter.com) The initial goal is to raise $30,000 to help finance additional fundraising activities and also to better mobilize the museum's collections for exhibit at various industry trade shows.
The enormous success of their display at the recent E3 trade show was evident as they garnered several "Best of Show" nominations from the gaming press along with positive testimonials from show-goers. "The videogame industry is double the size of the music industry and while there are several music "halls of fame" and museums, there isn’t a single dedicated, all-inclusive videogame museum", said Joe Santulli. "We're taking the necessary steps toward creating a physical museum, research facility, and reference library to honor and archive the history, hardware, software, events and people of this industry."
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