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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.

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A GTA for the social media age • Is Grand Theft Auto VI hinting at a new way to get caught commiting #crimes?

Ixnay from the TK • Oscar unpacks the latest goss

From ages past • Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and more – Sega teases classic revivals

Lies Of PLC • With upcoming DLC and a sequel tease, this puppet is hankering for an encore

Proper chuffed • Coal Supper tells us how a Yorkshire town became the backdrop for comic adventure Thank Goodness You’re Here!

The flight fantastic • Monster Hunter ventures out into the Wilds in 2025

Numbers Game • We do the maths

IN THE MOOD FOR… Sisters • Whether they’re younger, older, or twins, these are the best of our skin and blisters

“CALL OF DUTY’S DESCENT INTO LIVE SERVICE NOW SEEMS INEVITABLE.” • All those changes players hate? They’re not bugs, they’re features

“SPIDER-MAN 2’S BOSS FIGHTS GO IN A DISAPPOINTING DIRECTION.” • In a game celebrated for traversal, don’t give dull bosses more health

Previews

Tekken 8 • Airing out the family business

Hauntii • One ghost’s journey to escape eternity

Bits & Bops • Beat bashing, toe-tapping, rhythm action

ON THE HORIZON • The next six months, mapped out

Luto • With an unsettling atmosphere, this horror has a Luto potential

Granblue Fantasy: Relink • Dreaming of blue skies ahead

Jurassic Park: Survival

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

The Casting Of Frank Stone

Visions Of Mana

Umurangi Generation VR

Skull And Bones

The Rise Of The Golden Idol

SQUAD GOALS • From the superheroic brawling in Batman: Arkham to assembling a gun-toting band of misfits in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League – studio product director Darius Sadeghian talks getting the band together to retake Metropolis

INDUCTION DAY • Meet your formerly villainous coworkers as they attempt bomb-encouraged heroic rehab

All Rise For Apollo • Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy fills in a big gap in the court record. Kenichi Hashimoto and Janet Hsu take the stand to give Malindy Hetfeld their testimony

Hold it! We’re not done yet

PLAY GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 • Years from now, we’ll look back on 2023 as one of the best years for new games ever. What’s been so interesting to see when talking to our writers and readers is the sheer amount of variety in what everyone wanted to champion. Which means a bigger awards list than ever, and plenty of love to go around. Read on for our bonus awards, the readers’ choices, and then finally the critics’ rundown of the ultimate top ten of 2023. As if we didn’t have big enough backlogs already…

GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 READERS’ CHOICE

GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 CRITICS’ CHOICE • We asked our reviewers to name the best games of 2023 – read on to discover if you might’ve missed a banger!

Reviews

Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora • Yet a Na’vi Ubisoft game obsessed with levelling and crafting

THE PLAYBOOK

Arizona Sunshine 2 • The zombie apocalypse isn’t so bad when you have a Buddy

THE PLAYBOOK

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising • All aboard for a second voyage

Final Fantasy XVI:...