Lewis Packwood
Lewis Packwood loves video games. He loves video games so much he has dedicated a lot of his life to writing about them, for publications like 12DOVE, PC Gamer, Kotaku UK, Retro Gamer, Edge magazine, and others. He does have other interests too though, such as covering technology and film, and he still finds the time to copy-edit science journals and books. And host podcasts… Listen, Lewis is one busy freelance journalist!
Latest articles by Lewis Packwood
Four solodevs weigh up the risks and rewards of creating games as a team of one
By Lewis Packwood published
Interview Interview | Edge sits down with Tomas Sala, Lucy Blundell, Madison Karrh, and Joe Richardson
"Oh my god, what have I got myself into?" The inside story of the golden age of video game magazines
By Lewis Packwood published
Features From Crash, to Zzap!64, and Amiga Power, the anarchic gaming magazines of the 80s and 90s broke the rules and laid the path for the influencers of today
"The next few years are going to be tricky" – Streaming services like Google Stadia could change the way games are played and made forever
By Lewis Packwood published
Features Developers and publishers reveal how streaming services could change gaming, for better and for worse
Is streaming the future of video games? And can it even work?
By Lewis Packwood published
Features Video game companies are racing to be the 'Netflix of video games'... but is that even possible, and will it catch on?
Video game addiction is now a disorder. But what does that mean and why does it matter?
By Lewis Packwood published
Features All you need to know about video game addiction - what is it, how to recognise it, and what the experts say
Battletech arcades were decades ahead of their time, holding global 3D matches before we'd even played a SNES - here's their story
By Lewis Packwood published
Features We speak to the world's biggest collector, who owns 7 of the last 12 functioning machines
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