Aamir Mehar

Time to climb! Cairn is available now.

Mount Kami awaits, unconquered.

This is what you trained for: fight for every meter of the climb and rise to the challenge.

Shenmue.

Wow! I think I actually visited SegaWorld, but I was so young that my memory of that occasion is very faint. Would love to see more footage.

Really feeling the impact of these lines from Christina Rossetti at the moment:

'In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.'

Thank you all for your patience! Without further ado, it's This Year In Videogame Blogging 2025, complete with a bonus This Week In Videogame Blogging, December 28, 2025!

critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...

a collage of 15 different games included on the list, from silent hill f to elden ring nightreign

this was 2025, as told by 91 writers across the world

intothespine.com/2025/12/31/s...

It's Giving Tuesday at the VGHF! We've had an incredible 2025, but we need your help to make sure we can continue doing our charitable work in 2026 and beyond. We just launched our annual Winter Fundraiser campaign, please give if you're able (and share this post!). http://gamehistory.org/donate

Is There A Right Way To Play A Video Game? In a world filled with remakes, remasters, ports, and mods, the quest for a truly definitive version of a game is a lost cause--and yet, that's precisely what makes the medium so interesting.

The part of my job I love best might very well be bringing fresh voices to GameSpot, and I feel so lucky to have crossed paths with @aamirm.bsky.social! Aamir is a brilliant writer and I’m so impressed by how this piece turned out!

www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...

A real pleasure to work with you, thank you so much!

A real shame how hard it can be to find digital or physical copies of the official UK PlayStation magazine from the PS1 era, though. That would be really helpful.

The @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive has been incredibly helpful for my research into PS1 stuff so far. It would be fantastic to see game manuals on there too, especially because of the regional differences that can pop up in them.

Hi Jason -- if I have a query for you, how should I get in contact? I'm currently writing a book about the original PlayStation and it would be great to ask you some questions!

#clairobscur

I've been an admirer of Edge magazine ever since it launched in 1993. It's one of the most beautifully designed game magazines of all time, and has featured some terrific covers over the years. This one is fantastic - Shenmue III, originally published in April 2019.

Absolutely love Clair Obscur. Amazing game.

It's finally time, #LudoNarraCon 2025 is here! 🥳🥳🥳

Join us for five days of celebrating narrative-driven games with 50+ exhibitors, 15+ hours of panels, a ton of new demos, and sales galore!
📅 May 1 - 5
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📺 bit.ly/LNC_YT

Can video games match the warmth of summer? No, but an Odyssey and a Wildlife Adventure are the next best thing Forget simulating the heat: video games can evoke as powerful memories of summer as any other medium.

So good to have the warm weather finally returning! Here is a piece I did in 2024 for Eurogamer about sunshine and games.
www.eurogamer.net/can-video-ga...

Would appreciate being on this!

SAVE YOUR WORK! - Mollie L Patterson

Awful to see the remnants of games media continue to be torn apart. As someone who's been in the industry for a long time, its future continues to feel so hopeless.

My heart goes out to everyone losing their jobs. And to ALL creators out there, please, if you haven't read my rant before, DO SO.

@frankcifaldi.bsky.social Hi Frank, how should I get in touch if I have a query for you? All the best!

A Treasure Trove Of Amazing Shenmue Artwork Has Just Been Preserved Includes "400 original sketches, illustrations, 3D renders, and more"

A Treasure Trove Of Amazing Shenmue Artwork Has Just Been Preserved. (Image: @Shenmue_Dojo)

Gorgeous advert for Final Fantasy VIII in Game Informer, 1999. (Via @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive.)

"As part of my pitch to the Tolkien estate, I showed them some of my first programming that I had written on the inside flap of The Fellowship of the Ring. I wanted them to know how special the books were to me"

www.timeextension.com/features/the...

A collage of games characters with Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue at the front. Also featured is Mario from Super Mario Bros., a demon from Doom, Link from Ocarina of Time, Steve from Minecraft and Gordon Freeman from Half-Life. The text reads "The Most Influential Games Of All Time".

The Most Influential Video Game Of All Time is... Shenmue 👑

Yu Suzuki's tale of revenge topped our global poll 🌎 What's your favourite memory of the Shenmue series?

View the full Top 21 list now👇
www.bafta.org/stories/the-...

#BAFTAGamesAwards

Discover magic and mystery in @witchbrook.bsky.social , a spellbinding, multiplayer, witch life-sim.🧙

Make friends, find love, and discover a world filled with wonder and charm on the road to graduation this Winter!❄️

🪄Discover More: witchbrook.com

#Witchbrook

Fantastic news.

It's so cold that I'm having trouble making myself go too -- luckily, there is Thrill of the Fight 2 and other VR games!

Love this quote from Sam Raimi about making Spider-Man (2002). Link: variety.com/2022/film/fe...