@lewispackwood.bsky.social
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
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialWe had a fab time in 1940s Pickering - what larks! Definitely going to do this again next year.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialWe’re off to Pickering 1940s Weekend!
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialDid we ever establish what a devil’s haircut is?
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialWell that hand perspective is just showing off :)
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialI can only conclude this is some sort of video game exposition. The middle four numbers are the code for the safe in the room with a skeleton in.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialHa! Subtle :)
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialFYI former Starbreeze head Tobias Sjögren had some things to say about why The Darkness hasn’t been remade in the comments to this: lnkd.in/p/eUZTKPvy
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialFinally, it’s time for the @gibiz.bsky.social HR Summit at The Royal Institution in London. LET’S GO!
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialWell, this is how I find out that these notes have different names in US English! You learn something every day.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialA formidable run! I wish you all the best :)
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialFirst reaction: Wow, that's cool! Second reaction, when sensible-parent mode kicks in: My god, that's going to be a flipping nightmare to clean.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialThe graphics of Super Stardust felt like witchcraft in 1994 - the 3D tunnel bits in particular. Predictable but nevertheless delightful that the studio would go on to greatness.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialWith this and Librarian: Tidy Up The Arcane Library, 2026 seems to be the year of library-tidying games. And I am all for the emergence of this new genre. Dewey decimal system FTW.
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialSad to say that as someone working in the field of written games media, I have picked a career path of "unrecoverable devastation". But hey, I'm an optimist! Who knows, maybe it'll pick up! (I hope to god it picks up, but lord knows how it will)
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialThe Japanese indie game Full Belly Breakout looks absolutely wild. You’re trapped in a prison cell and have to carefully check your food for things like lethal spoons and sentient rice.
It was Shuhei Yoshida’s top game from TGS, so that’s good enough for me.
@mackeza.bsky.socialReposted by @lewispackwood.bsky.socialThe Guardian is doing some major hiring right now! If you have 2-3 years' experience in journalism, media and/or content creation, you can apply for the Digital Journalism Scheme - full time roles including 20% training time, £48k pa
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialI’m getting Control vibes from this pic. Maybe he has been granted special powers by The Board?
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialYup, Big Walk was 100% shaped by the pandemic www.gamesindustry.biz/big-walks-cr...
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialI look forward to hearing all about this at the next industry meet up ;)
@lewispackwood.bsky.socialSurely only a matter of time before Carnival Games makes a return. It already sold about six million on Wii and DS…
