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Spiffing Reads: Nintendo NX, Sonic The Hedgehog and horrendous feet

Welcome to Spiffing Reads, our weekly round-up of the best games writing. This week, the big story is […]

Lewis Packwood 29 July 2016 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Pokémon Go, Video Game Cartoons and the Joy of Repetition

Welcome to Spiffing Reads, a new section on A Most Agreeable Pastime where every Friday we list gaming […]

Lewis Packwood 22 July 2016 Spiffing Reads

The innate urge to play games

I had a fascinating chat with Phil Robinson of the Museum of Games and Gaming while I was […]

Lewis Packwood 29 June 2016 Features

New Metal Gear Solid

Last year, I jokingly predicted in this Kotaku UK article that there’d be a new Metal Gear Solid […]

Lewis Packwood 2 June 2016 Features

How does 1990s virtual reality hold up today?

At Play Expo Blackpool I met up with Simon Marston, who’s something of a Virtuality megafan. His garage […]

Lewis Packwood 24 May 2016 Features

A few surprises from Play Expo Blackpool

As promised, I thought I’d write up a few thoughts on my visit to the wonderful Play Expo […]

Lewis Packwood 11 May 2016 Features

Is the world of Ready Player One just around the corner?

I read Ready Player One for the first time a couple of months ago, and I loved it. […]

Lewis Packwood 6 May 2016 Features

Play Expo Blackpool

I’m off to Play Expo Blackpool on Saturday, for what promises to be a hectic but fun-packed day […]

Lewis Packwood 29 April 2016 Features

How does No Man’s Sky compare with the actual Universe?

When I heard that there are around 18 quintillion planets in the upcoming No Man’s Sky for PS4, […]

Lewis Packwood 21 April 2016 Features

Roy has arrived!

My Roy amiibo finally arrived this morning – and only three days late. Ooooh, GAME UK whyIoughta… [shakes […]

Lewis Packwood 22 March 2016 Amiibos

It’s nearly Roy day

Things have been quiet on the amiibo front of late. The last one I bought was R.O.B. back […]

Lewis Packwood 18 March 2016 Amiibos

Gaming backlog worries

Regular readers will already be familiar with our “gaming piles o’ shame” over there on The Mantelpiece. Sir […]

Lewis Packwood 19 February 2016 Features

Every Star Wars Game Ever, or: How I Ended Up Writing A Never-Ending Article

Here was the pitch I made for the Star Wars article I just wrote for Kotaku UK: Every […]

Lewis Packwood 7 January 2016 Features

Unlikely Games for 2016

One morning just before Christmas I was in full-on pre-Xmas deadline panic. I had a seemingly never-ending article […]

Lewis Packwood 5 January 2016 Features

Dream video game soundtrack composers – Tablo

[타블로] If you’ve never heard of Korean artist and author Tablo, then I suggest you acquaint yourself quick-smart.  For […]

___ 30 November 2015 Most Agreeable Melodies, Opinions, Pulp

What amiibo shortage?

The last couple of times I’ve popped into GAME, I’ve been surprised at just how many amiibo are […]

Lewis Packwood 4 November 2015 Amiibos

Amiibo Bonanza

Following a spate of excited pre-orders a few months back, and the many trials and tribulations I went […]

Lewis Packwood 3 July 2015 Amiibos

Fallout and the splendid sound of silence

“Speak to Colin Moriarty”. It was the task that will always define Fallout 3 for me. As I […]

___ 7 June 2015 Most Agreeable Moments, Opinions

Most Agreeable Moments – Speedball 2

The road to the top is a long and bloody one for Brutal Deluxe.  Week after week the […]

___ 11 May 2015 Most Agreeable Moments

My Fire Emblem amiibo set is complete

Good news everyone! With the arrival of Robin and Lucina, my set of Fire Emblem amiibos is complete! […]

Lewis Packwood 26 April 2015 Amiibos

Most Agreeable Moments – Viva Piñata and the nature of nurture

There was something wonderfully magical about Viva Piñata. It was easy for tending to one’s garden to border […]

___ 18 April 2015 Most Agreeable Moments, Pulp

Most Agreeable Moments – DOOM

I could write about Doom all day. And believe me I’ve tried.  And tried again.  For me it […]

___ 16 April 2015 Most Agreeable Moments, Pulp

Yarn Yoshi has been pre-ordered!

Success! After the ups and downs of the past few days, I’ve finally managed to pre-order a Yarn […]

Lewis Packwood 14 April 2015 Amiibos

Most Agreeable Moments – Halo: Combat Evolved

Playing through the original Halo again its hard to not be transported back to early in the new […]

___ 14 April 2015 Most Agreeable Moments

Has the Yarn Yoshi dream already crumbled?

Regular readers will already be familiar with my current obsession of obtaining a Yarn Yoshi amiibo. Sadly, that […]

Lewis Packwood 13 April 2015 Amiibos

My Yarn Yoshi obsession

OK, so I think I’m getting a bit obsessed with obtaining a Yarn Yoshi amiibo. Tantalisingly, GAME have […]

Lewis Packwood 11 April 2015 Amiibos

Amiibo: nice if you can get them

I’ve recently been playing through Xenoblade Chronicles for the first time, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it (well, […]

Lewis Packwood 8 April 2015 Amiibos

Happy Amiibo Day!

The next wave of amiibos is released today, and look what was waiting for me in the post […]

Lewis Packwood 23 January 2015 Amiibos

Warioware is my Nintendo nostalgia, my amiibo achilles heal

I’m as surprised as anyone that I’m playing not one, but two versions of Super Smash Bros.  I […]

___ 30 December 2014 Amiibos

Amiibo fever

I got my first Amiibo this week, and just look how happy it made me. Gosh darn they’re […]

Lewis Packwood 23 December 2014 Amiibos

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