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Tom Baines is an experienced, UK-based freelance technology and gaming writer.


He is currently an Editor at Thumbsticks and has contributed to various other publications over the years, including: The Register, Eurogamer, Polygon, Gamesindustry.biz, PCGamesN, Gizmag, GamesMaster magazine, Retro Gamer magazine, and (the now very sadly defunct) PC Plus magazine.

© Copyright 2018 Tom Baines.

Gris review

December 19, 2018

Review written for Thumbsticks in December 2018.

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Hyper Light Drifter review

September 25, 2018

Review written for Thumbsticks in September 2018.

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Remembering the only choice that ever mattered in Telltale’s The Walking Dead

September 20, 2018

Feature written for Polygon in September 2018.

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You can go your own way: alternatives to attending GDC

March 19, 2018

Feature written for Thumbsticks in March 2018.

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The strange appeal of non-sports sports games

February 10, 2018

Feature written for Eurogamer in February 2018.

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Minority Report: BBC Micro

November 27, 2017

Feature (4-page spread) written for Retro Gamer Magazine (issue 175, December 2017).

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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy review

August 31, 2017

Review written for Thumbsticks in August 2017.

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We need to talk about the ‘ending’ of No Man’s Sky

August 8, 2017

Feature written for Thumbsticks in August 2018.

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap review

May 8, 2017

Review written for Thumbsticks in May 2017.

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Limited weapon slots are an all-consuming, brain-itching distraction

April 20, 2017

Feature (single page) written for GamesMaster Magazine (issue 316, May 2017).

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Being Player Two is rubbish

February 6, 2017

Feature written for Eurogamer in February 2017.

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The Walking Dead – A New Frontier Review

January 10, 2017

Review (in progress) written for Thumbsticks in January 2017.

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13 Most Important Games of 2016

December 31, 2016

Feature written for Thumbsticks in December 2016.

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Hands On Steep Preview

November 27, 2016

Preview feature written for Thumbsticks in November 2016.

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Westworld, BioShock Infinite and anachronistic music in videogames

October 11, 2016

Feature written for Thumbsticks in October 2016.

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Fallout 4 is a surprisingly good zombie game

September 6, 2016

Feature written for PCGamesN in September 2016.

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Digital sightseeing with the Uncharted 4 photo mode

September 6, 2016

Feature written for Thumbsticks in September 2016.

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Maths, No Man’s Sky, and the problem with procedural generation

August 31, 2016

Feature written for Thumbsticks in August 2016.

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Would you start a fire? Trapped in a new build data centre

June 3, 2016

Feature written for The Register in June 2016.

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Accessibility in gaming should be the rule, not the exception

May 31, 2016

Feature written for Gamesindustry.biz in May 2016.

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New Doom Preview: Time to fight like hell once more?

May 5, 2016

Preview written for Thumbsticks in May 2016.

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Firewatch Review

February 8, 2016

Review written for Thumbsticks in February 2016.

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Struggling with Fallout hacking? Here’s how it’s done

January 28, 2016

Tutorial written for Thumbsticks in January 2016.

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Gone Home to Tacoma: An interview with Steve Gaynor

January 18, 2016

Interview written for Thumbsticks in January 2016.

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Help, I’ve lost Dogmeat! How to find Fallout 4 companions

November 27, 2015

Tutorial written for Thumbsticks in November 2016.

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Have a Plan A and a Plan B, just don’t go down with the ship

October 30, 2015

Feature written for The Register in October 2015.

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Some like it hot: How to use heat to your advantage in the data centre

October 19, 2015

Feature written for The Register in October 2015.

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How to save the wolf in Until Dawn

October 6, 2015

Tutorial written for Thumbsticks in October 2016.

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Submerged Review

August 19, 2015

Review written for Thumbsticks in August 2015.

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Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture: Dan Pinchbeck Interview

August 11, 2015

Interview written for Thumbsticks in August 2016.

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No Man’s Sky: Peter Molyneux discovered at the centre of the universe

July 7, 2015

Preview written for Thumbsticks in July 2015.

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Is it grim up North? Pixelbomb Games Interview

April 1, 2015

Interview written for Thumbsticks in April 2015.

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The Long Dark: A beautiful way to die

March 18, 2015

Preview written for Thumbsticks in March 2016.

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Link test

January 30, 2011
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