{"id":1327,"date":"2021-07-07T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/?page_id=1327"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:29:29","slug":"press-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/about\/press-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"heroInternal__bgImage \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Glowing-Pads.jpg');\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heroInternal bgGradient bgGradient__small\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Glowing-Pads.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n                <h1>Press Room<\/h1>\n                <svg id=\"animateLink\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 300 11\"><g id=\"Layer_2\" data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g id=\"Layer_1-2\" data-name=\"Layer 1\"><path stroke=\"#ffd204\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"5\" class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M0,2.5c8.82,0,8.82,6,17.65,6s8.82-6,17.64-6,8.82,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.82,6,17.64,6,8.83-6,17.65-6,8.82,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.65-6,8.82,6,17.64,6,8.83-6,17.65-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.83-6,17.66-6,8.82,6,17.65,6\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n            <ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"item-home\"><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\" title=\"Homepage\">Homepage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"separator separator-home\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"breadsep\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/themes\/navigation-pro\/images\/triangle-right.svg\"> <\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardsFluidLeft darkBackground\" style=\"padding: 100px 0px\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/app\/themes\/navigation-pro\/images\/dotGrid3.png\" id=\"dotAnimation\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"grid\">\n\n            <div class=\"col-4 fullTablet\">\n                <div class=\"intro\">\n                <h2 class=\"introTitle\">Recent Press Releases<\/h2>\n                                    <p>Find updates on The Strong&#8217;s exhibits, events, and other news.<\/p>\n                                    <a class=\"ctaLeft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/press-release\/\" target=\"_self\">View All Press Releases<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            \n\n                                                                <div class=\"col-4 col-grid fullTablet\">\n                            <div class=\"cardWrapperLeft cardDark\">\n                                <div class=\"cardImage\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WVGHOF-Inductees-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"cardBody\">\n                                                                        <h3 style=\"font-size:24px\">2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced<\/h3>\n                                    <p>The class of 2025 is announced! 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