Lewis Packwood, Author at Film Stories

Double Dragon Gaiden: Billy and Jimmy are back, baby!

by Lewis Packwood | May 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is set to continue the legendary beat 'em up series this summer.

Cheat distributor must pay Bungie $12 million in damages

by Lewis Packwood | May 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

Bungie emerges victorious in a lawsuit filed against cheat distributor VeteranCheats back in 2021.

Unity lays off 600 staff

by Lewis Packwood | May 04, 2023 | Gaming, News

It's the third round of layoffs within 12 months, and the company plans to reduce its number of offices by almost half.

Titanfall director is working on a new IP

by Lewis Packwood | May 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

Titanfall series director Steve Fukuda is apparently leading a “very small” team at Respawn to "find the fun in something new"....

New Citizen Sleeper TTRPG announced

by Lewis Packwood | May 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

Cycles of the Eye will be a TTRPG based on tarot cards, and available alongside a hardcover book featuring art from Citizen Sleeper....

Writers were "quietly resented" at BioWare, says lead writer of Dragon Age

by Lewis Packwood | May 03, 2023 | Gaming, News

David Gaider has criticised his former company, accusing BioWare of undervaluing its writers....

Times & Galaxy is a new game about a robot space reporter

by Lewis Packwood | May 02, 2023 | Gaming, News

Times & Galaxy, the latest title from publisher Fellow Traveller, sees you play a robot intern investigating quirky stories across the universe....

Zelda's Adventure | Notorious CD-i game gets Game Boy demake

by Lewis Packwood | May 02, 2023 | Gaming, News

Coder John Lay has created a charming Game Boy port of Zelda's Adventure - generally regarded as one of the worst Zelda games ever made....

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a raft of technical problems on PC

by Lewis Packwood | May 02, 2023 | Gaming, News

Digital Foundry declared the game the "worst triple-A PC port of 2023", but Jedi: Survivor has still sold like hotcakes, becoming the second-biggest boxed game launch of the year.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is being patched up good and proper

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 28, 2023 | Gaming, News

Reviewers have reported numerous issues pre-launch, at least some of which are being addressed with patches.

Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island gets a demo next week

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 28, 2023 | Gaming, News

Mythwrecked, the new game from Röki developer Polygon Treehouse, will be part of the LudoNarraCon digital festival on Steam.

Waypoint | Vice Media's gaming website set to close

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 28, 2023 | Gaming, News

Waypoint, the gaming website owned by Vice Media, is being shut down as the company faces continued financial woes.

Blocked: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal. What happens now?

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 27, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

The CMA has blocked Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal. Lawyers explain how it could still happen, and what could be the likely outcomes.

Diablo IV will let you skip through the campaign

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 27, 2023 | Gaming, News

Diablo IV will let you press a button to skip its campaign - but only if you've finished the story once already....

Announcement that Nintendo will join Gamescom 2023

Nintendo will be attending Gamescom 2023

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 27, 2023 | Gaming, News

Nintendo is to make an appearance at Gamescom this year, marking the first time it's exhibited at the show since 2019....

Developer speaks out about unreleased South Park Ubisoft game

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 26, 2023 | Gaming, News

Howie Day was working on a South Park game for Ubisoft that was based on The Simpsons: Hit and Run, but it never saw the light of day....

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Xbox hardware revenues are down 30%

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 26, 2023 | Gaming, News

The latest quarterly earnings report from Microsoft reveals that sales of both Xbox games and hardware fell year on year.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie will have a different script in Japan

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 26, 2023 | Gaming, News

Shigeru Miyamoto says "we discussed creating a unique Japanese script from the beginning" in a press interview ahead of the The Super Mario Bros....

Steam Puzzle Fest sees steep discounts on puzzle games

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 25, 2023 | Gaming, News

Steam Puzzle Fest will run until 1 May, and features demos of upcoming titles in addition to discounts of up to 90%.

Sega of America workers vote to unionise

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 25, 2023 | Gaming, News

Sega of America's workers have voted to unionise, with staff at the company's California headquarters citing a "lack of control over our own working conditions."

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor seems to require a download for physical versions

by Lewis Packwood | Apr 24, 2023 | Gaming, News

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's PS5 box states 'Download required', seemingly indicating that the physical disc might not contain all the data needed to...