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Tom Faber

Tom Faber

Freelance Journalist / Gaming Critic at Financial Times

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United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
Covering topics
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Music
  • Art
  • LGBT
  • Entertainment
  • Video Games

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Recent Articles

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Crushed by capitalism? There’s a video game for that

‘The Outer Worlds 2’ is set in a galaxy ruled by greedy corporations — but can a game made by a Microsoft-owned studio critique the system effectively?
25 days ago
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How rave culture went from the dance floor to the museum gallery

Is this how the party ends? 
28 days ago
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The video game that asks players to stay tuned

Jeffrey Wright and Aaron Paul star in ‘Dispatch’, a superhero workplace comedy with the episodic shape of an old-fashioned TV serial
about 2 months ago
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Gaming ninjas are strategic, silent — and everywhere

This year there has been a glut of action-adventures set in feudal Japan, such as the new ‘Ghost of Yōtei; what’s the appeal?
about 2 months ago
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Are you ready to relive teenage angst in a video game?

‘I hope the player feels as stressed as I did in high school,’ says ‘Consume Me’ creator Jenny Jiao Hsia about her weight obsession story
2 months ago
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Hate your job? Try running a virtual supermarket

Recent years have brought a flood of retail simulation games — but what’s the allure of working after hours?
3 months ago
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Sword of the Sea and the secrets of mastering movement in video games

What makes interactive motion so satisfying? This balletic indie adventure is the latest title to experiment
3 months ago
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Gaming enters its period drama era — but does historical accuracy m...

The sumptuous detail of titles such as ‘Mafia: The Old Country’ is about its immersiveness rather than authenticity
4 months ago
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Punk philosopher Paul B Preciado on the true meaning of ‘dysphoria’

In a quiet Parisian square, the radical writer proposes a new way of understanding the world
4 months ago
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Is the Nintendo Switch 2 worth buying for Donkey Kong Bananza?

The new 3D platformer satisfies two primal gamer desires: to feel clever, and to smash things
4 months ago
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Pac-Man returns as a devourer of corpses

With an abundance of blood and violence, ‘Shadow Labyrinth’ is the latest video game to show how adaptable characters can be
5 months ago
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Do games have a sex problem?

The new Grand Theft Auto looks set to feature a sincere portrayal of intimate romance. About time, says Tom Faber
6 months ago
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In praise of gaming’s eccentric auteurs

‘To a T’, which casts you as a schoolboy with no elbows, is rare for being the work of a single-minded creator
6 months ago
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Feel the Sound at the Barbican review — a playground of sounds and ...

London exhibition offers a joyful array of interactive and immersive sonic experiences
6 months ago
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Will AI be the hero or villain of gaming?

For players it could turn games into living worlds, but many developers believe machine learning is no match for human-crafted experiences
7 months ago
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London’s new Dungeons & Dragons tavern — and why fantasy role-play ...

D&D is thriving, with hit video games, movies, TV series and now a dedicated playing venue for fans
7 months ago
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Is there such a thing as a British video game?

A new wave of indie developers is playing on a quirky sense of national identity, featuring flat caps, badgers and lashings of tea
8 months ago
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How The Last of Us broke the video game adaptation curse — and why ...

The zombie survival drama proved that gaming-based TV could be good — even great. Can the sequel reach the same heights?
8 months ago
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How Minecraft conquered the world

It’s the best-selling video game of all time and has now spawned a movie — but why is it so popular?
8 months ago
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The Roottrees are Dead — and the birth of a new gaming genre

This novel family-tree-based mystery is part of a wave of ‘deduction games’ typical of an ever-evolving medium
9 months ago
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Avowed — a game that shows we are in a golden era for fantasy RPGs

The genre is flourishing with intricate world-building and deeply immersive gameplay
10 months ago