EXCLUSIVE DARK TIMES

Welcome

We won’t force you to read this one,

THIS MONTH’S FORCE FEW

Dashiell Wood CONTRIBUTING WRITER Surviving harsh conditions (Birmingham

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?

“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

Mad science

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

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

This chapter two has a tou ch 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

ON THE HORIZON

The next six months, mapped out

Crash Team Rumble

A fruity fumble in the jungle

Process Of Elimination

Takes one to know one

Hellboy: Web Of Wyrd

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA TBC / PUB

PREVIEW

Earthblade FORMAT TBC / ETA 2024 PUB EXTREMELY

Scars Above

Pack some plasters for this deep-cut science-fiction adventure

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

MULTIPLAYER

VR doesn’t have to be a world of your own – share it with your friends

NARRATIVE

Here for the stories? These games will have you covered

HORROR

Don’t just feel the fear – immerse yourself in it

RHYTHM–ACTION

Grab an orb in each hand and prepare to hit every beat

PUZZLE

Slap on the headset and give your brain a workout

UPDATES

Great games made even better for PSVR2

Monster Hunter Rise

The homecoming after the world tour

THE PLAYBOOK

HOW TO… RIDE MONSTERS Since Rise was originally

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

THE PLAYBOOK

LOVING/HATING MOST HARMONIOUS The casting is perfect. In

One Piece Odyssey

Hoist your sails

THE PLAYBOOK

HOW TO… POWER UP At camps, Robin will

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

PLAY ON

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

PS4 Hall of fame

DASH’S DAZZLING DEALS

Watching the pennies? We’ll help you play more without breaking the bank

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

Gex 3D: Enter The Gecko

25 years of judo-chopping through TV realms

Paimon

Alan Wen champions Genshin Impact’s overly chatty and sassy companion

Suikoden II

Why 108 was the magic number for Konami’s RPG sequel

Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear To The Rescue!

Falling for this nostalgia-inducing PS1 classic (with style)

A BRIEF HISTORY OF Shotguns

Boomstick, boomstick, shake shake the roomstick

Killing your darlings

Think your heroes always get a happy ending? Silent Hill 3 shows no-one is safe