Lewis Packwood

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British games journalist and freelance writer based in York. Features Editor at GamesIndustry.biz since June 2025; previously a long-time freelancer with bylines at The Guardian, Eurogamer, Retro Gamer, PC Gamer, EDGE, GamesRadar+, Rock Paper Shotgun. Author of Curious Video Game Machines.

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"I'm not a creative. I like spreadsheets" – The low-profile team that powers Marathon, Subnautica 2, NBA 2K, and more2026-07-21

Develop:Brighton showed the UK games industry is done with hand-wringing and is determined to save itself | Opinion2026-07-20

Should you work on your own games as an external development studio?in newsletter2026-07-17

Develop:Brighton showed the UK games industry is done with hand-wringing and is determined to save itself | Opinion2026-07-17

What lessons have developers learned from external development?2026-07-16

Welcome to ExDev Week2026-07-14

What does the future of external development look like?2026-07-14

What does the future of external development look like?in newsletter2026-07-13

Welcome to ExDev Week2026-07-13

Can a top-down, focused software strategy save Xbox? | Opinion2026-07-13

Premium mobile games are back, with releases up 77% in 2025in newsletter2026-07-09

Xbox retreats again – but to where? | Opinion2026-07-08

Tencent, Xbox, Game Angels, Ansible and Flick to speak on Game Republic New Horizons investor stage2026-06-25

GTA 6: Will $80 be the new standard, and will more publishers start to skip physical releases?in newsletter2026-06-25

"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamersin newsletter2026-06-04

Nordic Game attendance rises by 6% in 20262026-06-03

Nordic Game attendance rises by 6% in 20262026-06-02

Nordic Game 2026 was full of smiles, but they hid a very tough reality | Opinionin newsletter2026-06-01

Advocating for Godot: A report from A Maze Berlin | Opinion2026-05-18

Advocating for Godot: A report from A Maze Berlin | Opinionin newsletter2026-05-15

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