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The best games of WASD

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A few highlights from the excellent crop of indie games at London’s newest game show.

Lewis Packwood 8 April 2022 Features

Ten of my favourite books about video games

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Treat yourself for World Book Day.

Lewis Packwood 3 March 2022 Features

All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2021

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Another turbulent year, but with some glittering highlights.

Lewis Packwood 24 December 2021 Features

The Most Agreeable Games of 2021

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The AMAP team chooses their favourite games of the year.

Lewis Packwood 17 December 2021 Features

New games for the NES

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I spoke to the man behind Lowtek Games.

Lewis Packwood 16 November 2021 Features

The Metroid Dread amiibos are lovely – it’s just a shame they arrived so late

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A month after the game hit shop shelves.

Lewis Packwood 15 November 2021 Amiibos

More Shovel Knight amiibos for my collection

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Specter Knight, Plague Knight and King Knight join the amiibo shelf.

Lewis Packwood 26 October 2021 Amiibos

Death’s Door is a brilliant Zelda-like

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Read my review of this fantastic game in issue 55 of Wireframe.

Lewis Packwood 10 October 2021 Features

The Highlights of EGX 2021

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A round up of the best games I saw at the 2021 comeback of EGX.

Lewis Packwood 8 October 2021 Features

My attempt to work out what makes Zelda tick

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With the help of the developers of Death’s Door.

Lewis Packwood 27 September 2021 Features

September brings a deluge of fantastic games

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TOEM! Deathloop! Eastward! Sable! More! It’s hard to keep up.

Lewis Packwood 19 September 2021 Features

Farewell, Sir Clive Sinclair, and thank you

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A tribute to the man who revolutionised British home computing.

Lewis Packwood 17 September 2021 Features

The trend for making new games for old consoles

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I interviewed the people behind it for The Guardian.

Lewis Packwood 15 September 2021 Features

Read about the making of Bart Vs The Space Mutants

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I spoke to the creator of the original Simpsons game for Retro Gamer.

Lewis Packwood 8 September 2021 Features

The rise of the high-quality gaming periodical

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Lock-On and A Profound Waste of Time are supremely beautiful publications.

Lewis Packwood 10 August 2021 Features

The standout games of E3 2021

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Metroid Dread! Advance Wars! Guardians of the Galaxy! Metal Slug Tactics! Take a look at my picks of the show.

Lewis Packwood 16 June 2021 E3, Features

I spoke to Violet Berlin for Retro Gamer

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And her life story is fascinating.

Lewis Packwood 9 June 2021 Features

E3 expectations: what can we expect from the Big Three?

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What do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have in store?

Lewis Packwood 7 June 2021 E3, Opinions

The Making of Balance of Power

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How Chris Crawford managed to simulate the Cold War.

Lewis Packwood 22 May 2021 Features

New amiibo alert! Monster Hunter! Banjo-Kazooie! Byleth!

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You wait for months, and then five come along at once…

Lewis Packwood 27 March 2021 Amiibos

I revisited the 1990s for Retro Gamer

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And I got to interview the wonderful Violet Berlin.

Lewis Packwood 26 March 2021 Features

I spoke to Jon Hare about the making of Wizkid

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Read all about Sensible Software’s weirdest game in Retro Gamer 217.

Lewis Packwood 17 February 2021 Features

Our Most Anticipated Games of 2021

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Here’s a list of 22 games we can’t wait to play this year.

Lewis Packwood 12 January 2021 Features

All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2020

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A look back on a year of personal triumphs mixed with utter despair.

Lewis Packwood 31 December 2020 Features

The Story of Special Reserve

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I spent the best part of a year researching the history of this 1990s mail-order company for Retro Gamer magazine.

Lewis Packwood 29 December 2020 Features

My three-year-old wishlist finally came true

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All good games come to those who wait.

James Keen 20 December 2020 Features

The Most Agreeable Games of 2020

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It’s been a difficult year, but there have been some fantastic games.

Lewis Packwood 19 December 2020 Features

The History of Turrican: a ten-page Retro Gamer special

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I get all misty-eyed at seeing my first ever cover feature.

Lewis Packwood 24 November 2020 Features

Lylat Wars: Betrayal and Regret on the Planet Aquas

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A tale of nefarious deeds that will strike at your soul.

James Keen 24 November 2020 Features

A splendid Summer in Mara

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This farming-RPG from Chibig is a peaceful counter to the world’s chaos.

Lewis Packwood 1 October 2020 Features

Baldur’s Gate III: what to expect from the long-awaited sequel

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Twenty years on from the last game, hopes are high for Larian Studios’ stab at continuing the beloved series.

James Keen 30 September 2020 Features

The story of WipEout

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the PlayStation’s European debut, I spoke to the creators behind the console’s most iconic launch game.

Lewis Packwood 29 September 2020 Features

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