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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 FIRE KEEPERS

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Sony gives us a head start • June’s State Of Play gave us more reasons to be excited about PSVR2

ON THE HORIZON

FIFA no more • It’s gaming’s biggest breakup! EA and FIFA split, and EA Sports FC is announced

TRANSFER SEASON

Taylor-made news • Stitching the facts together

The Price is right • Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II takes us back to boot camp

Playing away from home • No E3? No problem. We flew to LA for Summer Game Fest, and its inaugural Play Days showcase

Eat your Hearts out • Two cafés in Tokyo celebrate Kingdom Hearts’ 20th birthday in tasty fashion

PlayStation voices • The month in mouthing off

Ones to watch • As streaming viewing figures dive, could videogames save TV?

Games beginning to sizzle • Ten distant milestones that will shake PlayStation to the core

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • It’s July – you’d better wrap up warm

Having a laugh • Hyenas is Sega’s answer to online shooters

Numbers Game • We do the maths

What other games do we need on PSVR2? • There’s still plenty we don’t know about the new headset, so what tickles our fancies?

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Dangerous driving • Belt up! There are no rules on these roads – or if there are, we don’t care

“RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING, IT’S BETTER TO DO ONE THING WELL.” • Modern games can learn from the past, but they’re too bloated to notice

“WHEN IT COMES TO PS5 CONTROLLERS, ALTERNATE OPTIONS ARE OVERDUE.” • DualSense is great, but it’s time third-party manufacturers got a grip

STAR LETTER SOFT-WARE

CAN I GET ART? • The most pleasing tweetings from our timeline…

REPLIES • Our Facebook fans answer a final question

READERS’ MOST WANTED • Which games are bleeping loudest on your radar?

THE HOT 50 50-01 • Lashings of horror, blockbuster adventures, heroes aplenty, and loads more – these are the 50 hottest games you need to look out for, coming soon to your PS5 and PS4

50 OVERWATCH 2 • The cavalry’s here… again

49 THE INVINCIBLE • Turning a science-fiction classic into an all-new thriller

48 HUMANKIND • Making a few small changes

47 THE OUTBOUND GHOST • Now departing

46 STAR OCEAN: THE DIVINE FORCE • Flight of fantasy

45 THE CHANT • A getaway retreat to die for

44 DREAMSETTLER • A trip through virtual dreams

43 ARCTIC AWAKENING • Uncover a mystery beneath the snow

42 THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL • Futuristic fear

41 GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH • It’s a bop

40 DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY • You’ve got a friend in me

39 FREEDOM PLANET 2 • A platformer that will leave your head spinning

38 TCHIA • An adventure with soul

37 HOGWARTS LEGACY • Wands at the ready

36 A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM • This medieval fairytale has bite

34 EXOPRIMAL • Brawling with dinosaurs

33 STEELRISING • Off with her head

32 ONE PIECE ODYSSEY • Hold on to your straw hat

35 SNUFKIN: MELODY OF MOOMINVALLEY • A musical and mischievous adventure

31 LITTLE DEVIL INSIDE • He did the monster mash

30 ALIENS: DARK DESCENT...