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Author: Lewis Packwood

Where’s Lego Luigi? A theory

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I suspect we’ll be seeing Mario’s brother in electronic form soon.

Lewis Packwood 5 August 2020 Opinions

Lego Super Mario is pretty weird, and I’m not sure what to make of it

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It’s-a-me, a hybrid toy!

Lewis Packwood 5 August 2020 Features, Opinions

I interviewed the lead designer of Lego Super Mario

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In an exclusive for Nintendo Life.

Lewis Packwood 31 July 2020 Features

Can you make a living from writing about video games?

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Career set to hard mode.

Lewis Packwood 24 July 2020 Features

Too Quirky to Survive: a Dreamcast poem

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Sega’s wonder machine was just too good for this world.

Lewis Packwood 17 July 2020 Features

Beyond a Steel Sky review: I am in my happy place

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With the only vacuum cleaner I will ever love.

Lewis Packwood 15 July 2020 Reviews

Read about the history of The Settlers in Retro Gamer

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My whopping eight-page feature on Blue Byte’s series is in issue 209.

Lewis Packwood 8 July 2020 Features

Read my review of The Procession to Calvary in Wireframe

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Monty Python-esque point and click.

Lewis Packwood 6 July 2020 News

Someday You’ll Return review: promising but flawed horror

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A ramble in the Czech countryside, spoiled.

Lewis Packwood 5 July 2020 Reviews

Welcome to Abhik, our newest writer

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New player unlocked.

Lewis Packwood 5 July 2020 Editorial

Win A Summer with the Shiba Inu on PS4

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Dog lovers, rejoice!

Lewis Packwood 4 July 2020 News

Do you still buy physical games?

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I’m almost entirely digital these days. And it seems like physical games don’t have long for this world.

Lewis Packwood 23 June 2020 Opinions

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is unique and utterly brilliant

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Who knew that taking spaceships apart could be so fun?

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Opinions

Read about the history of Destruction Derby in Retro Gamer

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I spoke to the developers behind the series for a feature in issue 208.

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Features

Indie highlights of Not-E3 2020

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A look at the best indie games from the many online video showcases so far.

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Opinions

A few thoughts on the PS5 reveal

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All hail the wonky sandwich.

Lewis Packwood 12 June 2020 Opinions

The Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is phenomenal

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And all the money goes to a phenomenal cause. #BlackLivesMatter

Lewis Packwood 7 June 2020 News

Super-rare EDGE magazine issue zero goes on sale for £449

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A real piece of gaming history.

Lewis Packwood 4 June 2020 News

A glimpse inside the homes of indie developers during lockdown

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Watch closely because, remember, the clues are there, as we go through… the keyhole.

Lewis Packwood 28 May 2020 Features

Maneater review: repetitive yet enjoyable mayhem

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Brody good fun.

Lewis Packwood 24 May 2020 Reviews

A Fold Apart review: puzzling over the problems of a long-distance relationship

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Papering over the cracks.

Lewis Packwood 19 May 2020 Reviews

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is my comfort game right now

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It’s like a gaming hug.

Lewis Packwood 13 May 2020 Opinions

In Other Waters review: wonderfully placid exploration

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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

Lewis Packwood 25 April 2020 Reviews

Read my review of XCOM: Chimera Squad in The Guardian

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XCOM dresses up as a cop TV show.

Lewis Packwood 24 April 2020 Features

Ridiculous video game PR disasters

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Shout out to Mark.

Lewis Packwood 7 April 2020 Features

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition review – 2000AD-style card combat

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Time for some space-based scraps and scrap dealing.

Lewis Packwood 6 April 2020 Reviews

Yes, Your Grace review – a glimpse of how it feels to be a leader during a crisis

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All is not well in the kingdom.

Lewis Packwood 4 April 2020 Reviews

The story behind the classic Amiga racing game Skidmarks

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Read my six-page feature on this classic game from Acid Software in Retro Gamer issue 205.

Lewis Packwood 30 March 2020 Features

Lair of the Clockwork God review – properly laugh-out-loud funny

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ESSENTIAL CHUCKLES.

Lewis Packwood 29 March 2020 Reviews

Zombie Army 4: Dead War review – wonderful undead fun

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Itchy. Tasty.

Lewis Packwood 23 March 2020 Reviews

A lot of things are going to change over the next few months

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The coronavirus pandemic is going to make it a weird year in games.

Lewis Packwood 19 March 2020 Features

Mike Bithell interview: John Wick, crunch culture and going to Hollywood

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I caught up with the self-declared “pretentious hipster nerd guy” behind Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex at the Yorkshire Games Festival.

Lewis Packwood 5 March 2020 Features

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