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Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

ReviewGaming
When is a video game too difficult?
There is a growing market for extremely tough games — but players want to feel challenged not punished
Saturday, 25 January, 2020

Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
Gamers get virtual access to high fashion and accessories
Luxury brands capitalise on popularity of games by offering virtual items for real money
Tuesday, 14 January, 2020

ReviewMusic
Virtual pop star Hatsune Miku makes a real impact at the Brixton Academy
This London show from the holographic character points a way towards the future of fandom
Friday, 3 January, 2020

Screen time: a photography special
My life as a video-game gnome mage
‘In World of Warcraft, I was projecting a version of myself that was free of adolescent burdens’
Monday, 23 December, 2019

ReviewGaming
The best video games of 2019
This year’s favourite releases were spectacular in innovation rather than scale, from ‘Untitled Goose Game’ to ‘The Outer Worlds’
Wednesday, 27 November, 2019

Gaming
Dispatch from Japan’s gaming zone
The country’s gaming industry, a key cultural export, has undergone a slump — but there are signs of a revival
Wednesday, 6 November, 2019

FT SeriesMeet the NextGen
Is London’s club scene really under threat?
Some venues are closing, but festival-style events and grassroots parties are flourishing
Tuesday, 29 October, 2019

Gaming
Gaming’s missing ingredient: laughter
A new game brings mirth to a medium in which humour is a rarity
Monday, 21 October, 2019

InterviewGaming
Jenova Chen: ‘I want to expand the boundary of games’
The developer has pushed the medium into the realm of art by emphasising emotion
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Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Gaming
The healing potential of ‘mind’ games
Researchers are exploring how mental illnesses can be alleviated by games
Wednesday, 18 September, 2019

Gaming
Game designers breathe new life into ‘death’
Dying in games usually signals a restart — but can it be made more meaningful?
Wednesday, 11 September, 2019

Gaming
Fizzing sweets and catapulting birds: the trick of casual games
The industry is filled with mobile games that are designed to be fiendishly unputdownable
Wednesday, 4 September, 2019

Gaming
Love meters and emasculating scissors: sex in the world of gaming
Games struggle to portray romance and sex realistically — but there are exceptions
Tuesday, 27 August, 2019

Gaming
Can storytelling in games reach the next level?
The medium’s ace-card is immersion, but mainstream games often lack inventive narratives
Wednesday, 21 August, 2019

Gaming
The evolving world of game aesthetics
Gaming graphics have reached new heights of sophistication since the days of Super Mario
Wednesday, 14 August, 2019

Gaming
Do video games encourage violent acts?
Recent mass shootings have put gaming back in the spotlight — though many gamers and game-makers say it is an easy target
Tuesday, 6 August, 2019

Gaming
Player 2 no longer: how games outgrew the movies
Games have often borrowed the language of film to good effect, but the reverse has never worked
Tuesday, 30 July, 2019

Gaming
When does a video game become art?
Game makers and artists use the medium to explore new ideas and ask questions about our world
Tuesday, 23 July, 2019

Gaming
Does gaming still have a woman problem?
Real female characters are beginning to emerge on screen, at a time when women make up half of gamers
Tuesday, 16 July, 2019

Gaming
Cats, cancer and mental breakdown: the joy of indie gaming
As blockbuster budgets swell and big studios grow more risk-averse, indies are leading the way with innovation
Wednesday, 10 July, 2019

Gaming
What’s the appeal of games that recreate mundane reality?
Farming, driving a bus, even cleaning: simulations are an enduringly popular genre
Monday, 10 June, 2019

InterviewArts
Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef: ‘Satire doesn’t change things’
Youssef was a star of Egyptian political comedy — but now he believes that laughter has limits
Friday, 7 June, 2019

FT Magazine
The keen collectors battling to preserve Arab music
Conflict and politics are putting a rich heritage of recorded music at risk
Friday, 31 May, 2019

Television
RuPaul, Pose and how the mainstream discovered voguing
Once voguers were influenced by models and fashion houses — now celebrities like Rihanna look to them for inspiration
Wednesday, 15 May, 2019

Film
Why do directors prefer untrained actors?
From Stanley Kubrick and Agnès Varda to Shane Meadows’ The Virtues, non-actors can bring authenticity — and political authority — to a work