13 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

Lewis Packwood

Articles by Lewis Packwood

Games with loot boxes will be rated PEGI 16 from June, as part of sweeping changes to the age-rating system - GamesIndustry.biz

TechnologyMarch 13, 2026

From the beginning of June, submitted games that contain paid random items (such as loot boxes) will be rated 16 under the Pan-European Games Information (PEGI) age-rating system. The June changes alâ...

Former Assassin's Creed director Alexandre Amancio explains how to fix AAA development - GamesIndustry.biz

TechnologyJanuary 9, 2026

At DevGAMM Lisbon in November, Alexandre Amancio gave a presentation entitled 'From AAA to Ashes: Why the Future Belongs to the Bold'. He didn't mince his words in the talk's description: "After a de…...

"Nobody wants AI slop" – Joost van Dreunen on the future of AI and the shifting economics of the games industry

CryptoJanuary 6, 2026

"The macroeconomics are shifting," says Joost van Dreunen, as we discuss the seismic changes the games industry has seen over the past few years. "There's a lot of big problems for both consumers and…...