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The big AAA games battling it out for Christmas 2018

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Who will win the fight for Christmas number one?

Lewis Packwood 7 September 2018 Opinions

Review: Phantom Doctrine (PC)

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Set in the Cold War, this XCOM-a-like strategy game spins a complicated, sometimes bewildering web of espionage, intrigue and layers of game systems.

James Keen 25 August 2018 Reviews

I did my first article for PC Gamer!

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My preview feature on Night Call is in issue 322 – and I’m very excited to see my words in print.

Lewis Packwood 23 August 2018 News

Review: State of Mind (PS4)

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Daedalic’s promising futuristic thriller falls disappointingly flat.

Lewis Packwood 21 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Cosmic Star Heroine (Switch)

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This classic-style JRPG has an excellent battle system – and invites favourable comparisons with Chrono Trigger.

Matthew H. Mason 18 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Iconoclasts (PS4)

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You know how people are saying Iconoclasts is one of the best games this year? Yeah, about that…

Lewis Packwood 17 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Pato Box (Switch)

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Yep, it’s a duck-based, film noir Punch-Out. Holy quack!

Matthew H. Mason 15 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Unforeseen Incidents (PC)

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Funny, clever and utterly gorgeous, Unforeseen Incidents has quickly risen to become my favourite ever point and click adventure.

Lewis Packwood 14 August 2018 Reviews

The British companies trying to crack the Chinese video game market

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I spoke to Curve Digital, Coatsink and Freejam about their efforts to publish games in China in an article for Kotaku UK.

Lewis Packwood 8 August 2018 Features

Review: Super Destronaut DX (PS4)

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It’s Space Invaders! Again! But even though Super Destronaut DX throws in a few innovations, there’s not much to hold your attention for long.

Lewis Packwood 7 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Dead Cells (PS4)

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This Rogue-like Metroidvania is rock hard but thoroughly enjoyable. Reanimated corpses have never been so much fun.

Lewis Packwood 6 August 2018 Reviews

August is Metroidvania Month

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Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.

Lewis Packwood 4 August 2018 News

The full story of the one-letter bug that broke the AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines

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I spoke to the modder who discovered this tiny, catastrophic bug in Aliens: Colonial Marines as part of his three-year overhaul of the game.

Lewis Packwood 2 August 2018 Features

What if a game console came with a 3D printer?

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Imagine a game where you could print out the trophies you win in 3D…

Lewis Packwood 1 August 2018 Opinions

No Man’s Sky NEXT is confusing but brilliant

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The NEXT update completely transforms No Man’s Sky – I wrote about my experiences with it for PCGamesN.

Lewis Packwood 27 July 2018 Features

Review: Bomber Crew (Switch)

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Don’t let its cutesy looks fool you – Bomber Crew is a hard-as-nails wartime experience.

Matthew H. Mason 27 July 2018 Reviews

Has the arcade driving game market died?

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OnRush has sunk at retail – have open-world games like GTA killed off arcade racers?

Lewis Packwood 27 July 2018 Opinions

The final hours of Gravity Rush 2 online

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The Gravity Rush 2 servers have shut down just a year and a half after the game’s release. I spent the last night sampling as much online stuff as I could.

Lewis Packwood 19 July 2018 Opinions

The bizarre story of the Casio Loopy console

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I wrote a feature for Eurogamer on the Casio Loopy – a console for girls with a built-in sticker printer.

Lewis Packwood 15 July 2018 Features

Better Late Than Never: Gravity Rush Remastered

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Six years after its release, I’ve finally played Gravity Rush. And it’s an absolute belter.

Lewis Packwood 13 July 2018 Better Late Than Never

I spoke to Mike Pondsmith about Cyberpunk 2077

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I chatted with the creator of the RPG that Cyberpunk 2077 is based on in a feature for PCGamesN.

Lewis Packwood 12 July 2018 Features

Review: SpiritSphere DX (Switch)

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It’s hockey crossed with Zelda and a dash of Street Fighter II – and it’s a lot of fun with a friend.

Matthew H. Mason 12 July 2018 Reviews

Moonlighter updates incoming

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The excellent dungeon crawler Moonlighter is getting a ton of free updates – and there are also rumblings about an incoming Switch version.

Lewis Packwood 5 July 2018 News

Blacksad: Under The Skin is a new game based on a fantastic comic that you should definitely read

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Co-created by an ex-Disney animator, Blacksad depicts a beautiful film noir-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals. And soon it’s going to be a game.

Lewis Packwood 2 July 2018 News

Review: Moonlighter (PS4)

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Moonlighter is a dungeon crawler mashed up with a retail game – and it’s utterly fantastic.

Lewis Packwood 28 June 2018 Reviews

I spoke to the developers of Sable about their stunning indie game

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The crazy thing is that this beautiful game is being made in a garden shed by two completely self-taught developers.

Lewis Packwood 27 June 2018 E3 2018, Features

Gaming disorder could lead to addiction warning labels on games

I spoke to academics on both sides of the gaming disorder debate in a feature for GamesRadar – and both sides recognise that gaming addiction is a problem.

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2018 Features

The best games of E3 2018

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Amid all the ultraviolence and samey sequels, a few genuine delights peeked out from behind the curtain at E3 2018. WARNING: THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE CYBERPUNK 2077.

Lewis Packwood 15 June 2018 E3 2018, Opinions

Interview: Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again – No More Heroes

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Superstar designer Suda51 told me all about Travis Strikes Again on Nintendo Switch, as well as remakes of Killer7 and Flower, Sun and Rain – and possibly Michigan: Report From Hell.

Lewis Packwood 14 June 2018 Features

Review: Lake Ridden (PC)

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An intriguing, narrative-driven puzzler, Lake Ridden harks back to the heyday of Myst as protagonist Marie searches for her lost sister.

roaring00s 4 June 2018 Reviews

Review: Super Chariot (Switch)

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The ghost of your dad is badgering you to lug his coffin to a suitable burial spot. Welcome to one of the Switch’s most unusual and brilliant platformers.

Matthew H. Mason 28 May 2018 Reviews

Review: The Adventures of Elena Temple (Switch)

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The Adventures of Elena Temple painstakingly recreates the feel of playing a game from the 1980s on a Game Boy or Apple II – complete with blurry bedroom backgrounds. Welcome to the new nostalgia.

Matthew H. Mason 15 May 2018 Reviews

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