VGMdb's scope has been an often-debated topic since its inception. While we began as a database for video game music, that quickly expanded in 2009 when we reformulated as "The Music of Visual Arts and Games." We rebranded because our love of game music crossed over into adjacent genres, particularly anime and manga. The last decade has seen continual friction over what "visual arts" really mean, and what albums are eligible here. This was additionally hampered by a set of rules that were difficult to find, enforce, or even explain. In addition, our interests and coverage have expanded organically over the years, but this hasn't officially been addressed Given these circumstances, we were long overdue for a formalization of our scope. The new scope is described here:

https://vgmdb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=22321

Mainly, the new scope defines the visual arts we are cataloging here, and includes some additional visual arts (like tokusatsu) that we have unofficially allowed here for a long time. In addition, the scope broadens the eligibility of albums that fill out discographies of composers and arrangers. To support the new scope, we implemented the changes outlined in this post:

https://vgmdb.net/forums/showpost.ph...4&postcount=56

Join our Discord server to chat about VGM and seek assistance from our experts on album submissions, artist credits, and all sorts of obscure trivia. For those who prefer our regular IRC channel, we've set up a bot to bridge the two rooms so everyone can still talk to each other. Or not, it's your call.

We've also split out our database to a separate server with its own dedicated resources. Expect much improved stability from now on.

Happy new year, and huge thanks to all our community members and contributors!

Our hosting provider ServInt was acquired by Leaseweb earlier this year, and they're currently migrating customers to new infrastructure. Our server is undergoing this process, so there may be some downtime within the next few days. (Don't worry, the database and assets are replicated.)

One of the database tables (forum related) crashed and needed to be repaired. Apologies for the downtime.

After testing HTTPS support for a couple of months, we've gone ahead and made it the default. Visitors will now be automatically redirected to the HTTPS site.

Some users may have issues with HTTPS, especially those who are still on older browsers or operating systems. Therefore we've implemented a fallback, accessible through the Preferences panel (the gear icon on the top right). Under the new "HTTPS Redirection" section, click on "Disabled".

As usual, add your feedback and bug reports to this thread!