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Spiffing Reads: Roman Numerals and Giant Beetles

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This week: the definitive ruling on whether it should be Black Ops IIII or IV, a massive mushroom beetle is found in No Man’s Sky, a man plays Nintendo Switch using a 1986 pocket TV, and where it all went wrong for Atari.

Lewis Packwood 16 March 2018 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: the Papers, Please short film and Berlin-nightclub turn-based tactics

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This week: the amazing Papers, Please short film, what Lucas Pope did next, the disco-tastic turn-based tactics game All Walls Must Fall, a secret trick in Super Mario Bros. 3, and Donald Trump targets video games after school shootings.

Lewis Packwood 2 March 2018 Spiffing Reads

Burnout Paradise Remastered heading to PS4, Xbox One and PC

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Burnout is coming back! A remastered version of Burnout Paradise is set for launch on 16th March, with a PC version heading along later in the year.

Lewis Packwood 20 February 2018 News

Spiffing Reads: UK Switch Sales Slower Than Elsewhere

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This week: the Nintendo Switch isn’t breaking records in the UK, Celeste helps out with mental health, Sleep Is Death deserves a reboot, a Twitter bot unearths a lost game, and why cheating was cool.

Lewis Packwood 16 February 2018 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: The Woman Who Wants to Marry Tetris and The Cruellest Game Ever

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This week: the story of the woman in love with Tetris, the most bastard game you’ve ever seen, the XCOM director on Mario + Rabbids, what went wrong with Lair, Arkane’s lost game, and the hubris of Imagine Software.

Lewis Packwood 2 February 2018 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: ARMS, Nintendo Labo and the future of loot boxes

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This week: the unlikely return of Nintendo Power, why ARMS is so good, the regulation that could outlaw loot boxes, a fascinating chat with industry veterans and the genius of Nintendo Labo.

Lewis Packwood 19 January 2018 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Diversity and DDR

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This week: why the fighting game community is so inclusive and a look at the rise, then fall, then rise again of Dance Dance Revolution.

Lewis Packwood 22 December 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Monster Hunter World and how Super Mario 64 improves your brain

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This week: why Monster Hunter World is flipping amazing, how Mario can make pensioners’ brains better, and a list of the funniest games ever.

Lewis Packwood 15 December 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Desert Bus, Space Station 13 and BAYONETTA 3 (Yay!)

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This week: driving a virtual bus for money, the game that can never be remade, Death Stranding, Bayonetta 3, and Little King’s Story. And BAYONETTA 3.

Lewis Packwood 8 December 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads Classic Compilation

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Welcome to the November 2017 Spiffing Reads Clipstravaganza!

Lewis Packwood 24 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Mario tunes, the genius of Terry Cavanagh and an Indie Wonderland

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This week: when Mario released a CD album, a tribute to Runic Games, Terry Cavanagh’s bizarre new game, Mass Effect Andromeda redemption and a beat ’em up with no attacks.

Lewis Packwood 17 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Cockroaches in a PS4 and… wait, cockroaches in a PS4?

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This week: cockroaches in a frickin’ PS4, Knight Terror, a troll-baiting Mario list, games we need on Switch and goodbye to Miiverse. AND COCKROACHES.

Lewis Packwood 10 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Visceral Games, RiME and THAT trailer for The Last of Us Part 2

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This week: the press reacts to the closure of Visceral Games, Reddit reveals the designers behind Switch games, RiME gets praised and Sony gets told off.

Lewis Packwood 3 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Microtransactions, the Game Boy Mini and stunning Zelda artwork

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This week: Activision patents controversial bots, sublime Zelda propaganda posters, the games that should be on the Game Boy Mini, and a stunning JRPG from Indonesia.

Lewis Packwood 27 October 2017 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: N64 Mini, Jambo Safari and the closure of Visceral

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This week on Spiffing Reads, we kick off with a fevered discussion on what games should be featured […]

Lewis Packwood 20 October 2017 Spiffing Reads
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