MobyGames Professional gates verified developer profiles and portfolio customization behind a paid tier that thousands have already claimed. The service, now in full rollout after a June beta, lets industry pros verify their identity, claim existing profile pages, and add personal context to credits without touching the core database structure Atari has maintained since acquiring the site in 2022.

Product manager Reece Denzel told GamesIndustry.biz the uptake has been strong, with signups described as "great" and thousands of pages already claimed during the beta window. The verification stays human-driven for identity checks and sticks to the site's longstanding community process for credit accuracy, meaning developers gain a verified badge and portfolio space but no power to rewrite history or restore names stripped from final credit rolls.

The timing lands amid ongoing industry pain over uncredited work on remasters and ports, from Donkey Kong Country Returns HD to Metroid Prime Remastered disputes. Premium access adds networking, job recommendations, and salary insights on top of the free claim feature, but the core credit-claiming mechanic remains locked to the $14.99/month Professional tier once the beta ends.

This is less a fix for systemic erasure and more a polished LinkedIn wrapper on a 25-year-old credit database. Thousands signing up shows demand, but the paywall on verification keeps the most basic dignity of recognition behind a subscription.