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Initiate The Callisto Protocol • The creator of survival horror Dead Space brings chills to this space prison
CHILLY LIZZY
Taking on the trash • Scavengers delivers a shot of new ideas
Taylor-made news Oscar Taylor-Kent’s news slap
Night City comes alive • Cyberpunk 2077 without the crashes? It’s called real life
Reality hits hard • IO Interactive spills the details on bringing Hitman VR to wonderfully realistic life
GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • This issue, the hottest new Nier goodies
JESS’S REAL DEAL
Is a new Mass Effect a good thing? • The news that BioWare is making a new Mass Effect is exciting but raises questions
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Toilets • We all need to use the facilities, so these games helpfully included them
“THE YAKUZA SERIES DESERVES PRAISE FOR HOW POLITICAL IT IS.” • But it’s easy to overlook the politics given so many other distractions
“IT’S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY IDENTITIES IN SUPERHERO VIDEOGAMES” • A Marvel-ous way to bring cultural diversity and representation
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CAN I GET A RT? • The most pleasing tweetings from the @OPM_UK timeline…
READERS’ MOST WANTED • Which games are bleeping loudest on your radar?
Hot Shots • We’re celebrating your very best PlayStation photo mode moments
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
2021 PREVIEW SPECIAL • 89 essential games you need to play on PS5, PS4, and PS VR in 2021 and beyond!
DEATHLOOP • Game director Dinga Bakaba reveals why we’ll have time to kill in 2021
RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE • Small town, big scares
THREE MORE PREVIEW FRIGHTENERS
RETURNAL • A change of space
FAR CRY 6 • Every hero needs a great villain
R-TYPE FINAL 2 • Forcing its way onto our must-play lists
CYGNI: ALL GUNS BLAZING • Powering up our senses
GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH • Get ready for an eruption of drama and… musical theatre?
THREE PREVIEW MAGICAL TALES
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: GOLLUM • Is this adventure PS5’s precious? We speak to Daedalic Entertainment to discover Gollum’s secrets – and perhaps some of Sméagol’s
RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART • Through the looking glass
LITTLE DEVIL INSIDE • The devil is in the tiniest details
HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST • So much to sea, so much to do
KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS • Rotten to the core, in the best way possible
THE INSIDE VIEW
JETT: THE FAR SHORE • The journey, not the destination
NIER REPLICANT VER.1.22474487139… • Won’t be a Nier miss
ODDWORLD: SOULSTORM • A classic returns on PS5
RIDERS REPUBLIC • Go on, get on your bike
PREVIEW OPM TEAM PICKS
FINAL FANTASY XVI • The future of the JRPG is crystallising
GOTHAM KNIGHTS • Bat-friends will be there for you
OUTRIDERS • Bartek Kmita reveals People Can Fly’s shooter secrets
HOGWARTS LEGACY • Revelio! Enjoying life in the Wizarding World
SOLAR ASH • What’s your game, sunny Jim?
CRIS TALES • An RPG where you’re up against the clock
CHORUS • Watch this...