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Xbox Series S is an astonishing deal

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At £249/$299, Microsoft’s console will give Sony something to worry about.

Lewis Packwood 8 September 2020 Opinions

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a limited release? What cynical nonsense

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Goodwill down the drain.

Lewis Packwood 6 September 2020 Opinions

Remembering Lure of the Temptress

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I talked to Charles Cecil about Revolution’s first game for Retro Gamer.

Lewis Packwood 2 September 2020 Features

Hypnospace Outlaw review: mind-warpingly brilliant

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The Geocity that never sleeps.

Lewis Packwood 25 August 2020 Reviews

Superliminal review: what a trip

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Such stuff as dreams are made of.

Lewis Packwood 25 August 2020 Reviews

Damn, Super Mario Bros. 3 is hard

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Was it always this difficult?

Lewis Packwood 22 August 2020 Opinions

Inmost review: a snapshot of what video games can be

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Impeccable mechanics combine with a great story.

Matthew H. Mason 21 August 2020 Reviews

Griefhelm review: Saturday knight’s alright (for fighting)

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‘Tis but a scratch.

James Keen 20 August 2020 Reviews

Peaky Blinders Mastermind review: a game based on a TV show that’s actually good

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Cor blimey, guvnor!

James Keen 20 August 2020 Reviews

Untitled Goose Game adds a second goose

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HONK HONK!

Lewis Packwood 18 August 2020 News

New Facebook page

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Like us. Please, please like us. We crave attention.

Lewis Packwood 11 August 2020 Editorial

Heroes of Hammerwatch Ultimate Edition review: the thinking man’s Gauntlet

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A rogue-lite with a forgiving streak.

Matthew H. Mason 11 August 2020 Reviews

Carrion review: a feel-good monster simulator

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AITA?

Abhik Hasnain 9 August 2020 Reviews

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

CrossCode review: an indie darling worthy of the hype

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“Wait, are we still in the game?”

Matthew H. Mason 30 July 2020 Reviews

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

Ultracore review: a playable time capsule for the masochistic

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Live. Die. Repeat.

Matthew H. Mason 13 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

Star Wars Episode I Racer review: still blisteringly fast 20 years later

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Maxi big da Force.

Matthew H. Mason 8 July 2020 Reviews

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

Embracing ambiguity in narrative design: how games can tell stories better

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A quest about saving the world is no longer interesting to me.

Abhik Hasnain 5 July 2020 Opinions

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

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