I’m a freelance writer based in York in Northeast England. I specialise in video games, technology, science and films.
I have written a book!
I’m pleased to say that my first book, Curious Video Game Machines, is out now!
You can order it direct from the UK publisher right here, where there’s currently a hefty discount to celebrate the book’s launch. Alternatively, you can order the book through Amazon UK, WH Smith, Waterstones, Blackwell’s, Hive, and various other book stores.
If you’re in North America, you can order Curious Video Game Machines direct from the US publisher Casemate, and it’s also available through Amazon US and Barnes and Noble, among others.
It’s available as an eBook, too!
Curious Video Game Machines features deep dives on super rare and obscure consoles and computers such as the Casio Loopy, CUBO CD32, Daewoo Zemmix, Enterprise 64, RDI Halycon, Super Cassette Vision Lady’s, ActionMax, Interton VC 4000 and Galaksija, as well as slightly more familiar machines, such as the Virtuality VR systems of the early 1990s, early Atari VCS development kits and Namco’s beloved Prop Cycle arcade game. There’s even a chapter on holographic video games, like Sega’s Time Traveler, as well as the many bootleg versions of the Nintendo Famicom.
In short, there’s a lot of weird and wonderful stuff in there, and I think you will rather enjoy it. And if you want to find out more, then have a listen to me rambling on about Curious Video Game Machines on this episode of the Retro Asylum podcast.
I write about video games a lot
I’ve written feature articles, reviews and previews for a range of leading video-game websites and magazines, including PC Gamer, EDGE, Kotaku UK, The Guardian, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Rock Paper Shotgun and Retro Gamer. I’m also Chief Editor of A Most Agreeable Pastime. Click to see my video-game portfolio.
AND I write marketing content as well
I’ve created a wide range of marketing content for numerous clients, including Skyscanner, Tesco Bank, Editions Financial, IBM, Medtronic and Outlook Creative. Click to see my marketing-content portfolio.
I ALSO copy-edit science journals
I was previously the copy-editing manager for Nature Reviews, and I provide freelance copy-editing services for journals such as New Scientist and Nature. Click to see my science-journal portfolio.
AND I SOMETIMES copy-edit books
I’ve copy-edited everything from books about insects to role-playing games and sci-fi novels. Click to see my books portfolio.
OH, and I do podcasts, too
I co-host a somewhat occasional movie podcast, 101 Films You Should Have Seen… Probably, which has had more than one-million downloads.
Lewis Packwood 
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