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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

Kojima doubles down on PS5 • Two upcoming games from Hideo Kojima coming to PlayStation

No exit • Silent Hill series set to expand far beyond the fog-obscured town boundaries

Mind the mutants • Metro 2033 prequel arriving on PSVR2 later this year

A Grand Prix star is rising • Getting under the bodywork of the retro-tastic New Star GP with New Star Games’ community manager Mark Baldwin

Tasting Tartarus • Noodle joint Yokocho offers delicious limited-time Persona 3 Reload menu

All hail Shadow • Sonic X Shadow Generations shows off a whole other ’hog

Are exclusives still worthwhile nowadays? • With Xbox set to bring exclusives to PlayStation, is this the start of a perception shift?

Campfires • Whether you want rest or romance, the fireside is the perfect place for it all

“HELLO AGAIN, PRINCE OF PERSIA… LET’S SEE OTHER PAST HEROES REINVENTED.” • There’s life in classic characters, as long as they’re given fresh twists

“IF SONY WANTS TO GO BIG ON TRIPLE-A, ROGUELIKE UPDATES ARE THE ANSWER.” • Big games need to stay in the limelight, but that’s getting harder

Previews

Harold Halibut • A home away from home

Rise Of The Ronin • Pulling history closer than ever before

Dave The Diver • Eating with the fishes

Stilt • Just a hop, skip, and a jump in VR

Until Dawn • The teen slasher strikes again

Naiad • Take a dip in this adventure’s relaxing waters

Freedom Planet 2 • Gotta come to PlayStation fast

Dragon’s Dogma 2 • All fired up and ready to go

SUNRISE ON A NEW ADVENTURE • Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida speaks to Daniella Lucas about what to expect from the upcoming Dawntrail expansion

LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN • Ahead of our review of PS5’s biggest exclusive yet, Jess Kinghorn gives our early verdict on the opening eight hours spent in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s world, including epic scraps, enhanced exploration, and truly spectacular hair

SPIN CITY • We look at the times Final Fantasy’s developers have expanded on its worlds rather than entirely stick to the anthology format – with mixed success

Reviews

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League • You wouldn’t get it

Ultros • A metroidvania that’s a lily bit different

Persona 3 Reload • Pulling the trigger, but just off target

Touhou Luna Nights • Time for an old-school Japanese maid metroidvania

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden • Something to raise your spirits?

Pacific Drive • More old banger than absolute banger

Granblue Fantasy: Relink • Leaving us feeling anything but blue, we declare this gran-tastic

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered • Is Lara’s original trilogy just a relic itself these days?

Lil’ Guardsman • On your merry way

Akka Arrh • The psychedelic GOAT?

Foamstars • RSVP ‘maybe’ to this foam party

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

PLAY ON • Know what you like and looking for more? Here are alternatives to enjoy on your PS5

PS4 Hall of fame • THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAST GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

TAYLOR MADE DEALS • Watching the pennies? We’ll help you play more without breaking the bank

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