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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 VAMPIRE WEEKENDERS

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Kickstarting the future • Meet the devs behind the crowdfunded projects that should be on your radar

WAR & PEACE

Kick-started Some of the games we love exist because of crowdfunding

Force reawakens • Massive new Star Wars and more

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Taylor-made news • Oscar Taylor-Kent’s news slap

New weird goes new-gen • Remedy sends Control floating towards PS5

Into the Crimson Desert • Devs from Pearl Abyss tell us all about their new game’s impressive open world

Rise of the robots • How Horizon’s machine combat is evolving

PlayStation Voices • The month in mouthing off

Ratcheting ahead on PS5 • Insomniac Games talks tech, guns, and DualSense

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • This issue, the hottest collectible art books

JESS’S REAL DEAL

One more for the road • The Phantom Thieves return in striking form for one last hurrah

What franchise should Lucasfilm Games tackle? • With Indiana Jones announced, maybe for PS5, the team share their dream publisher hook-ups

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Games within games • Darling it’s better down where it’s meta

“PLAYSTATION DEFINITELY HAS THE GAMES BUT IS IT REALLY FOR THE PLAYERS?” • Sony’s two game subscription services should become one

“WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-CYBERPUNK 2077 AGE, AND THAT’S A GOOD THING.” • By launching unfinished, Cyberpunk 2077 has reset what we’ll accept

STAR LETTER MAGIC OR MISS?

CAN I GET A RT? • The most pleasing tweetings from the @OPM_UK timeline…

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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

Back 4 Blood • Left 4 Dead’s devs have unfinished business

FACTRICK

Call it a comeback • Three of the eight Cleaners you’ll be mopping up Infected as

Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace • Calling Cthulhu and realising it’s coming from inside the house

ON THE HORIZON • The next six months, mapped out

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake • Dusting down a PlayStation classic

Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139… • Reinventing a cult classic with a system upgrade

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Atomic Heart • Nothing beats a good scrap

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Hood: Outlaws & Legends • Something to make you merry

Returnal • Housemarque evolves into a new species

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Alienware • Uncover new tech and tools to upgrade Selene’s weapons and suit powers

Gothic Remake

Wrath: Aeon Of Ruin

Die After Sunset

Braid, Anniversary Edition

Okinawa Rush

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Squadron 51

Operation: Tango

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED GOOD • Resident Evil Village gives us plenty to chew on. Ian Dean takes a tour of Castle Dimitrescu…

GUESS WHO? • Meet the heroes and villains of Resident Evil Village

MAIDEN VOYAGE • We play through PS5’s exclusive demo, a visual tease of what’s to come

RE: VERSUS THE WORLD • Legendary heroes and villains go head-to-head in Capcom’s online...