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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

THIS MONTH’S FALLEN FEW

FC 24 reinvents UT with women players • FIFA’s replacement shakes up Ultimate Team by introducing mixed-gender teams

Getting gooped up • Venom leaps onto PS5 for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and we mean that both figuratively and literally

Carbon copies • Limited Run Games’ future is all about respecting gaming’s past

Get Shreked • Dreamworks’ star-studded racer is on track

A bite out of the Big Apple • Payday 3’s lead producer Andreas Häll-Penninger lays out the blueprints for one hell of a heist

Pair of Panthers • EA’s single-player “sandbox” is the second Black Panther game in development

Onward to new horizons • Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail expands the world of Eorzea

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • Take a look; these games are in a book!

Haptic horror • Scorn invites you to go hands-on – literally! – with a goopy nightmare on PS5

Which TV show needs to become a game? • The first episode of The Expanse left us hungry for more, so here are some shows we’d like to play

Speeches • The impassioned orations that changed the course of fictional history

“AC MIRAGE’S LACK OF PRESENT-DAY SECTIONS MAKES IT MY GOTY.” • This series’ tedious modern timeline narrative needs to become history

“IF I CAN FEEL A HUGE SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN SF6, SO CAN ANYONE.” • Street Fighter 6’s smart choices make ranked a pleasure to grind

REPLIES

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown • A right royal return for Ubisoft’s action-platformer

Synced • Loose lips sync (space)ships

Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin • Things are going to get orkward

Laika: Aged Through Blood • The motorvania has mileage

Tsukihime -A Piece Of Blue Glass Moon- • Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for

The Crew Motorfest • Goodbye, Crew world – and aloha, Crew island!

Agatha Christie – Murder On The Orient Express

VR Skater

Hellsweeper VR

TrinityS

The Isle Tide Hotel

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures

Cocoon

Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl 2

Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon • Meching a strong impact

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • The developers of Lords Of The Fallen sit down with Dashiell Wood, who discovers two is better than one in this dimension-hopping successor

Way of the demon • Disgaea 7: Vows Of The Virtueless’ Shunsuke Minowa talks to Jon Bailes about going back to basics for a 20th anniversary celebration

Remnant II • Remains of the slay

Venba • The spice of life

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical • You definitely haven’t heard this one before

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist Of Salburg • Original recipe, freshly baked

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew • Shake your booty and hoist your chest, we’re making waves

Viewfinder • Picture this

Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate • Late, and far from great

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode 1: Archer’s Paradox • Make space for this

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom • Oh, what can it mean to a Daedric (prince) believer?

Hubris • Proud in visuals, falls in action

Koa And The Five Pirates of Mara • Leaving the farm behind

THREE TO PLAY • PSN games you...