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Features Editor for GamesIndustry.biz. Author of Curious Video Game Machines and The Art of Still Wakes the Deep. Previously freelancer for The Guardian, Edge, Retro Gamer, etc. Portfolio: https://lewispackwood.com
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For GamesIndustry.biz, I looked into why there are so few indie games at the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. The indie developers and publishers I spoke to said they currently don’t have Switch 2 development kits - and they have no idea when they’ll get them. www.gamesindustry.biz/where-are-th...

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I wrote the essay and did the interview for this release. What larks!

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Indie developers and publishers discuss the current availability of Nintendo Switch 2 dev kits – and how the situation compares to the original Switch www.gamesindustry.biz/where-are-th...

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Ha! I did not know this was a thing!

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The Hives just casually releasing one of their best ever songs in the year 2025. That tempo change in the chorus, though. 🤌

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Sharing this for the simple reason that it's worth knowing about. This will kill parts of the internet you dislike, but it will kill a much larger part that you probably value.

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I had a chat with Digital Eclipse about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection - as well as their dream wishlist games, including a collection of SEGA Saturn fighters.

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If you haven't had the pleasure of sampling @apwot.bsky.social until now, you're in luck. The first three issues of A Profound Waste of Time are being reprinted - hop on the Kickstarter while there's still time and treat yourself to something lovely. amostagreeablepastime.com/2025/06/17/t...

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With both Summer Game Fest 2025 and Steam Next Fest wrapping up, each member of the GamesIndustry.biz team suddenly has many more games clogging up their wishlists than ever www.gamesindustry.biz/from-ball-x-...

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Indies! Why isn’t your game on Switch 2? I genuinely want to know - it’s for an article :)

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I’m very tempted to get myself one of these - although it depends on the price. Will the cheaper version come in at under £500? That’s the sweet spot, I think.

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BIG NEWS, EVERYONE! From Monday 16th June I will be Features Editor for GamesIndustry.biz - something that I am thoroughly excited about. After 12 years of freelancing, it's a big change for me, but I can't wait to work with @samuelwroberts.bsky.social on the site. Expect glorious things.

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Gah. This horrorshow situation makes my blood boil. Pay the authors what they’re owed!

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What Lewis said. I did (light) edits on this book and he did a tremendous job, as did Eliza with the design, and TCR gave us amazing access *and* assets. If you liked SWTD, this is the definitive story of how it came to be.

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Given the news about the lovely DLC coming next week for Still Wakes the Deep, here's a reminder that I literally wrote the book about this game - and it's due out on 31 July. It's much more than an art book - there's loads of interviews in there, including one with Alec Newman. It's COMPREHENSIVE.

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Also in this issue, I spoke to the lovely Shuhei Yoshida about the making of Ape Escape - which was one of the first projects he worked on at PlayStation, and one he has particularly fond memories of. Plus, he told me about playing on the SNES PlayStation...

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Oooh, this sounds good. And it's only £28.99 - definitely worth a punt at that price :) UPDATE: And it's on Game Pass, too! Man, good games are just being hurled at us one after the other these days, huh? If only I had more time to play them...

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Still Wakes the Deep DLC alert!!!!! Such a lovely, unexpected treat to have this!

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