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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

Tracking Monster Hunter’s future • Ahead of Monster Hunter Wilds next year, two story-focused spinoffs come to PlayStation

Come and GDC it all • San Francisco’s biggest gaming conference isn’t just for developers, but as Rollin Bishop discovers, it helps

Punch Nazis • Twin-superhero adventure Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra looks totally Unreal

Meet the RPA • Get pushy in Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

Threading the needle • Eternal Strands boasts big bosses and terrific tactility

Which game should pamper our pets next? • Sqex Pets offers Square Enix-themed pet merch – which companies should follow suit?

Skeletons • From bony heroes to fleshless monsters, they won’t stay in the closet forever

“VIDEOGAMES SHOULD EXPLORE ENGAGING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS.” • Grand Theft Auto VI’s romantic story arc promises to steal our hearts

“I’M ARACHNOPHOBIC, BUT CAN’T USE ARACHNOPHOBIA MODES IN GAMES (YET).” • These modes will take time to finesse into something that helps players

Previews

System Shock • Hunt: SHODAN

Indika • The devil on your shoulder

MultiVersus • Welcome to the slam

Visions Of Mana • Tree-t yourself to this mana-fold return

Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess • Not quite a walk in the park

Synduality: Echo Of Ada • Nonsensical name, enjoyable game

Asphalt: Legends Unite

Shadow and flame • Why Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree is more than simple DLC – it’s a huge new open world adventure that’ll take over your gaming life

Shaping your worlds • Jess Kinghorn chats with world-building masters from Larian Studios, Techland, HoYoverse, Billy Goat Entertainment, and CD Projekt Red about what goes into crafting your favourite places on PlayStation

GENERATION OPEN • From ambitious RPGs to sweeping adventures, Jeremy Peel unpacks the history of the open world from PS1 to PS5

Reviews

Dragon’s Dogma 2 • Our heart has been stolen

Rise Of The Ronin • Proof that Ninja Gaiden wasn’t merely a flash in Japan

Harold Halibut • Under the sea, under the sea, it’s still the ’70s

Planet Zoo: Console Edition • Radio the keepers, it’s about to get wild

Unicorn Overlord • Friendship is strategic magic

Freedom Planet 2 • Not so much ‘beating Sonic at his own game’ as evolving it

As Dusk Falls • In this robbery, no-one gets away clean

Open Roads • Heading home down the beaten path

Extended PLAY • From updates to favourites – the games we just can’t quit

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

PLAY ON • Know what you like and looking for more? Here are alternatives to enjoy on your PS5

PS4 Hall of fame • THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAST GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

TAYLOR MADE DEALS • Watching the pennies? We’ll help you play more without breaking the bank

PSVR2 Hall of fame • THE VIRTUAL REALITY HITS YOU HAVE TO PLAY

WHAT’S NEW PLUS-SY CAT? • Digging into the random acts of gaming a lengthy PS Plus subscription offers

RetroStation

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition • 15 years and two far better films later…

Ken Amada • Henry Stockdale believes we shouldn’t write Persona 3’s Ken...