We've replaced the options dropdown menu with a customize button (the "gear" button to the right, on the subnavigation) that slides down our new preference management panel, which is divided into two halves. The settings on the left are identical to the previous dropdown. What's new are the album filtering options to the right, which work pretty much the same as the controls on advanced search. Right now filters are in effect on almost all pages except artist discographies and collections.



Advanced Search doesn't enforce the filter, but your settings will be pre-filled on the search form.

By the way, you can click the customize button again to slide the preferences back up, if you're just changing language displays on the fly.

We've currently begun discussing the planning of adding an option to export your album collection. We would like to hear from you to ask what formats and options you would like to see. Please read the suggestions and questions below, and post your thoughts here.

VGMdb will be down for a few hours on March 7th, starting approximately around 10:00PM Pacific Time (GMT -8:00), in order to make an upgrade to our server. This upgrade will increase the amount of disk space available and allow for continued growth of the database. At this point we are close to maxing out our space but this upgrade will nearly double it. We like the sound of that, don't you? :3

As always, we appreciate your support in helping VGMdb grow into the fantastic resource it is today.

Japanese translation：　(Thanks Cedille)

VGMdbは、3月8日の午後15時前後から数時間ほど、サーバーチェンジのためにメンテナンスに入る予定 です。データベースの拡大に伴い、今回の変更でサーバーのディスク容量を増加いたします(現在、ほぼ限界容 量まで来ているところですが、今回で約2倍となります)。

VGMdbのここまでの成長は、皆様の日頃のご愛顧の賜物と感謝しております。

Over the course of the three years that VGMdb has been open for public submission, we've discovered and presented an incredible amount of information while maintaining a reasonably high standard for accuracy. However, there are still a number of questions that arise, and quite a few inconsistencies that currently exist in regards to our submission policies.

We are currently beginning the process of reviewing our submission guidelines and discussing changes. This process will ultimately cover every aspect of data submission to VGMdb, so it is actually quite important for all of our visitors to follow the progress, and to participate if possible. Changes to the interface and data structure are also potential outcomes.

A new subforum has been created to house the discussions. We're starting off with Album Titles.

The end result of this process will be a tighter set of submission guidelines with less irregularities that supports our standards for accuracy.