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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.

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THIS MONTH’S WAKE WARRIORS

Cyberpunk’s not dead • Is Phantom Liberty the hard reboot that CD Projekt’s troubled RPG needs?

Racing royale-ty • Sumo’s Stampede: Racing Royale asks you to lead a 60-player pack

An even newer nightmare • Alone In The Dark is being remade with a star-studded cast

Groundhog play • Summer Game Fest is back, but is it better? We drop by to see how Play Days 2023 has evolved

Still in a dream • Metal Gear Solid 3’s remake looks a bit mucky… just the way we like it

Spin those wheels • Parcel Corps has a delivery you’ll want to be in for

What’s on your mind? • NDreams’ James Shepherd on how PSVR2 inspired Synapse’s chaotic, creative, combat

It’s flicky • Realms Of Ruin’s PS5 controls take direct action

Which indie darling needs a big-budget revival? • Helldivers is back, bigger, and better for a sequel. Which other indie favourites should follow suit?

Forests • Move over dungeons and space stations, in the humble forest we trust

“APEX LEGENDS IS NOT A TITANFALL GAME. LET’S HOPE RESPAWN REMEMBERS THAT.” • Two games, two different design philosophies. Let’s keep it that way

“THE GODDESS OF RNG NEED NOT BE A CRUEL MISTRESS, OR ONE TO BE DERIDED.” • Random chance mechanics get a bad rap – but rehabilitation’s possible

Mortal Kombat 1 • We kame, we saw, we kicked its backside

Animal Well • Experience creature discomforts in this metroidvania

Saltsea Chronicles • In the Saltsea archipelago, life keeps happening

The 7th Guest VR • Volumetric performance capture enhances the FMV classic

Blasphemous 2 • Answers your prayers

Final Fantasy XVI • War is brewing in Valisthea

THE POETRY OF FEAR • Unsettling, gripping, and deliciously frightening, Alan Wake 2 is shaping up to be a sequel worth the wait. Jess Kinghorn interrogates Remedy’s usual suspects and cracks the case wide open

BLENDING IN • On the film set, Remedy revealed not just the ‘how’ of shooting live-action scenes, but the ‘why’

THE FUTURE OF PS 5 • As PS5 enters its third year, PlayStation has a vision for how to strengthen its already-impressive console, from releasing blockbuster single-player games to empowering creative indies, investing in online play, and bringing out new bits of plastic. We pick apart the new announcements, the quieter rumours, and the trends that are creating a PS5-shaped future for gaming

Street Fighter 6 • Colour us impressed

Convergence: A League Of Legends Story • The Boy Who Shattered Time steps up

Lego 2K Drive • I like Big Buttes County and I cannot lie

Star Trek: Resurgence • The Next Generation of narrative games?

Varney Lake • A biting adventure with retro charm

The Tartarus Key • Partying like it’s 1999

Amnesia: The Bunker • He did the monster M*A*S*H*

Company Of Heroes 3 • This war game is a little less than straight-shooting

Beat Saber • Swing like no-one’s watching

After Us • Nearly an environmental disaster

Skatebird • Tony Hawk joke included

Fights In Tight Spaces • We have such fights to show you, dear hellraiser

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum • The Smeagol has landed

Loop8: Summer Of Gods • Now we know what...