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Official PlayStation Magazine is the complete guide to PlayStation gaming, offering complete coverage of PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. Famed for our trademark biting opinion, unique spin on news, offbeat, innovative features, independent reviews and retro features - and with PS4 the unquestionable victor for new-gen gaming - there's never been a better time to join Team OPM on our PlayStation journey.

Welcome

Indie escapades in the heart of Japan • We visit Japan’s largest indie gaming expo, Bitsummit, to see what the future has in store

A hero returns • Sony’s China Hero Project rises again, as three fresh games are announced

Fighting for air • SVC Chaos, Cyberpunk’s Lucy, Heihachi, and more hit back!

Out of the Shadows • Takashi Iizuka discusses bringing the Ultimate Lifeform back in the limelight in Shadow Generations

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • Yeah, we’re figuring we’re back

Splitting the difference • Splitgate 2 prepares to step out of the portal

What should jump into the fighting game arena next? • With Mortal Kombat welcoming Ghostface, Conan, and the T-1000, which fighters deserve their own games?

Pinball • You’ll be in for a flipping good time, showing your wizardry with most of these

“WHERE DID THE PS3 ERA’S DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS GO?” • Did the push toward photorealistic graphics ruin the fun of ruination?

“HERE’S WHAT DOOM: THE DARK AGES CAN LEARN FROM EVIL DEAD.” • Evil Dead’s final mediaeval hurrah could teach Id Software’s latest a lot

REPLIES

Previews

Marvel Rivals • Finally, we get to shoot that stupid raccoon

EA Sports FC 25 • The former FIFA series unleashes a five-a-side frenzy

Tokyo Psychodemic • A post-pandemic world gone mad?

Reynatis • Licence to spell

The Eternal Life Of Goldman • Not dead yet

Wildermyth • Telling tales

Starship Troopers: Extermination • Service guarantees citizenship, but does it guarantee a good time?

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

Concord • Will this prove to be a shooting star or a waste of space?

THRILLER IN THE MIST • Braving the fog, Jessica Kinghorn visits Konami in Tokyo to go hands-on with the first four hours of the ambitious Silent Hill 2 remake, from exploring new areas to running in terror from legendary monster Pyramid Head

TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME • Lex Luddy spends some quality time with Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ protagonists Naoe and Yasuke, digging into how your choices can affect how missions play out

THE SOUND OF SILENCERS • Jesper Kyd and David Bateson talk to Luke Kemp about the music, voice, and mind of Hitman’s Agent 47

Reviews

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail • Family matters on this new continent

Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess • She’ll be coming down the mountain

Monster Train • And we thought our commute was hell

Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn • Face god(s) and walk backwards into hell

Thank Goodness You’re Here! • Take a victory slap Coal Supper, thou have earned it

Darkest Dungeon II • The fire fades

Flock • Raising the roost

REVIEW

Let’s School • Just another brick in the wall

Until Then • Cathy, don’t lose my number

Cygni: All Guns Blazing • Not a baby swan in sight in this arcadey shmup

Demon Slayer-Kimetsu No Yaiba-Sweep The Board! • Bringing a sword to boardgame night

Zenless Zone Zero • Waiting for the wake-up call

Extended PLAY • From updates to favourites – the games we just can’t quit

PS5 Hall of fame • THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE NEW GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

PLAY ON • Know what...