PLAY

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

Amnesia is going deeper underground • Fredrik Olsson on crafting a truly terrifying “unscripted” horror sequel

In it to win it • Gran Turismo races off PlayStation and onto cinema screens this August

Rocking the clock titan • You’ll wield magic in Hades II, but you can’t rush perfection

Ex-men: thirst class • Chandana Ekanayake discusses Thirsty Suitors’ fusion of JRPG mechanics with the immigrant cultural experience

Pixel perfect • Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series is coming to PS4 this spring

Take control • Project Leonardo is PlayStation’s new accessibility solution

Thirty silver bullets • Newly-revealed Judas betrays its Bioshock DNA

What do we want from a new Tomb Raider? • With Amazon set to publish and Crystal Dynamics developing, what are our hopes for Lara’s next outing?

Mad science • Madness and science: less tasty than jam and peanut butter, but more dangerous

“UNLIKE OTHER COMPANIES, SONY SEEMS DETERMINED TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT.” • PlayStation 5 has become a console for the few, not the many

“WHEN DOES A REASON TO KEEP PLAYING BECOME A REASON TO STAY AWAY?” • Keep players coming back, but be wary of making it feel like a job

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened • This chapter two has a touch of cosmic horror

World Of Horror • Small-town mystery meets big old gods

Post Trauma • Far from past it, survival horror is back for another stab

Crash Team Rumble • A fruity fumble in the jungle

Process Of Elimination • Takes one to know one

Hellboy: Web Of Wyrd

Earthblade

Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden

Crime Boss: Rockay City

After Us

Fate/Samurai Remnant

Blue Protocol

Viewfinder

Scars Above • Pack some plasters for this deep-cut science-fiction adventure

EXCLUSIVE DARK TIMES • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor director Stig Asmussen talks to Oscar Taylor-Kent about leveraging the power of PS5, evolving lightsaber combat, and Cal Kestis’ dark journey

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PSVR2 • Everything you need to know about PlayStation’s second VR revolution before the massive 22 Feb launch

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS • With PSVR2’s arrival imminent, we talk to developers about how it heralds a new era for virtual reality

SENSE OF PLAY • Great hardware needs great games – and with over 30 titles and rising confirmed for PSVR2, we take a look at some of the best you can play at launch and beyond

Monster Hunter Rise • The homecoming after the world tour

Neon White • Heaven is a firing range

River City Girls 2 • Dabbing on the haters

Season: A Letter To The Future • Like a pressed leaf on the wind

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider • A cut above

The Last Of Us • The PlayStation classic returns in a new, mutated form

One Piece Odyssey • Hoist your sails

Persona 3 Portable • It is with PS Remote Play…

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion • Mayor Onion won’t make us cry

Persona 4 Golden • Does gold hold its value?

The Outbound Ghost • Nothing but a bit of tom-ghoul-ery

THREE TO PLAY • PSN games you might have missed

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

PLAY ON • Know what you...