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Taylor-made news

Oscar Taylor-Kent’s news slap

Joel-ly good show

New image released of live-action TV adaptation of The Last of Us

Arise again, Jedi knight

Knights Of The Old Republic Remake force projects to PS5

Weather wizards

Daniel Berlin explains how Battlefield 2042 encourages reactive play as you deal with unpredictability

PlayStation voices

The month in mouthing off

Light ’em up

Sony buys The Persistence dev Firesprite

Postcards from Athia

Writers from Star Wars to Uncharted helm Forspoken

Restoration effort

Two remastered Uncharted games venture onto PS5

What could a narrativeheavy Star Wars be?

With Quantic Dream rumoured to be tackling a galaxy far, far away, we look to the force for answers

“SACKBOY IS THE LEAST APPRECIATED SONY MASCOT, WITH THE MOST POTENTIAL.”

The future ought to be bright for Sackboy and his fabric friends

“LOVABLE AS NATE IS, WE DON’T NEED HIM TO CARRY THE SERIES ANY MORE.”

He had a good run, but Uncharted’s future should continue to be female

Motorbikes

Paying respect to the unspookable and impossibly stylish counterpart to horses

Hot Shots

We’re celebrating your very best PlayStation photo mode moments

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HONOURABLE MENTIONS

1 Dale Aistrop Game: Dirt 5 “I had

Previews

30 Gran Turismo 7

Gran Turismo 7

Can anybody find me some bodywork to love?

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Welcome to your new haunt

Tchia

Setting sail for adventure

Call Of Duty: Vanguard

It’s WW2 again, but this COD isn’t looking battered

Vampire: The Masquerade -Bloodhunt

A draining but pretty battle royale

Jurassic World Evolution 2

A park management sim with bite

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Reaping some fresh Sage

Destroy All Humans! 2 – Reprobed

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WINTER HAS COME

God Of War Ragnarök director Eric Williams discusses continuing Kratos’ and Atreus’ growing relationship as the Norse Saga comes to an apocalyptic conclusion, ascending to new Asgardian heights

THE TEYVAT TRAVEL GUIDE

Don’t know where to begin with Genshin Impact? Alicia Haddick runs down the ten things to know before you jump and glide in

MAKING AN IMPACT

Genshin Impact’s developers open up to Oscar Taylor-Kent about PS5, charting new horizons, and bringing Teyvat to life

Far Cry 6

Far Crying out loud, this is a great game in a great series, but…

Death Stranding Director’s Cut

A great trip that might not be worth retreading

Aragami 2

Silent, deadly, and a little too much

FIFA 22

Progress on the pitch can’t hide stagnation off it

FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch

Rabbit punches

Toem

A photograph worth keeping

Ultra Age

Any way you slice it

Jett: The Far Shore

A long journey to a small wet planet

Kena: Bridge Of Spirits

A spirited action adventure

Lost In Random

It’s dice to see you, to see you dice

In Sound Mind

Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?

Tales Of Arise

A fresh new Tale(s) in every way

THE PLAYBOOK

FRIENDS & ENEMIES ZEPHYR The resistance leader is

Lost Judgment

All rise while we try to find the verdict

THE PLAYBOOK

FRIENDS & ENEMIES KYOKO AMASAWA Founder of the

Hot Wheels Unleashed

More like Sunday driving

Castlevania Advance Collection

Three out of four ain’t bad

Bonfire Peaks

Crate minds think alight

THREE TO PLAY

PSN games you might have missed

NBA 2K22

Dribbling all over the place

Deathloop

Ruin someone’s day – they’ll always have tomorrow

PS5 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE NEW GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

THE GAMES GLOW UP

PlayStation 4 hits replayed on PS5. This month: Blood & Truth

PS4 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAST GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

STILL PLAYING

Games that continue to hold our attention

PSVR 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

Galerians

Good for health, bad for education

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

Few sequels feel as relevant or daring two decades on

Gehrman

Jason Coles argues that The First Hunter is the only person with your interests at heart

A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND GUTS

Max Williams looks at Berserk’s influence over the years

Prey

Arkane Studio’s overlooked gem is one of PS Now’s best

A BRIEF HISTORY OF Horror on PlayStation

You pay for the whole seat but you’ll only need the edge

Pretty terrifying

When you meet Lisa in PT, you really understand what Silent Hills could have been