Lewis Packwood

Freelance writer

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 GamesRadar+, 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!

Articles by: Lewis Packwood

"Oh my god, what have I got myself into?" The inside story of the golden age of video game magazines

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Feature 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

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Feature 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?

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Feature Video game companies are racing to be the 'Netflix of video games'... but is that even possible, and will it catch on?

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Video game addiction is now a disorder. But what does that mean and why does it matter?

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Feature 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

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Feature We speak to the world's biggest collector, who owns 7 of the last 12 functioning machines

Microtransactions and loot boxes in video games - are they pure greed or a modern necessity?

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Feature After the furore surrounding Star Wars Battlefront 2, we investigate gaming's most controversial system

How long have video game stores actually got left (and can they save themselves)?

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Feature Physical game sales are falling and high-street game stores face increased competition from online retailers. Is there anything they can do to stay open?

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