Oscar Taylor-Kent
Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to continue to revel in all things capital 'G' games. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's always got his fingers on many buttons, having also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few.
When not knee deep in character action games, he loves to get lost in an epic story across RPGs and visual novels. Recent favourites? Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, 1000xResist, and Metaphor: ReFantazio! Rarely focused entirely on the new, the call to return to retro is constant, whether that's a quick evening speed through Sonic 3 & Knuckles or yet another Jakathon through Naughty Dog's PS2 masterpieces.
Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
Assassin's Creed Revelations was good actually, and it's the unhinged sauce the Animus Hub needs to twist my mind into the perfect lore-absorbing shape
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Big Preview | Assassin's Creed Shadows introduces The Animus Hub, but it needs to take inspiration from the memory-diving Assassin's Creed Revelations to be a winner
Death Stranding 2 sickos like me are salivating over sandy dunes and rockslides rather than electric guitar battles and freaky babies
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Death Stranding 2: On The Beach might be Hideo Kojima's scariest game yet – as it now features slippery sand that could cause me a devastating tumble
Assassin's Creed Shadows channels The Sims with its customizable base: "It's good to have a home and a place where you feel at ease"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature Interview | Assassin's Creed Shadows' hideout evolves on AC Valhalla's Ravensthorpe – "It's cool for players to build worlds"
"There's a much bigger focus on what you think is important as the player": How Two Point Museum evolves on its quirky management predecessors
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Curation, customization, and expeditions all come together to make Two Point Museum a more creative experience for players than its just-as-quirky predecessors
Upcoming PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming PC Games 2025 is here, and these upcoming PC games should be on your radar
Assassin's Creed Shadows evolves on Syndicate's twin dynamic: "It would have been better if we pushed the two characters much further apart"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big Preview Interview | Simon Lemay-Comtois and Jonathan Dumont on evolving Assassin's Creed Syndicate's dual heroes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and making them unique
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch in the coming months
Big Preview: Assassin's Creed Shadows – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions with the huge open world Japan's impressive stealth and combat
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big Preview Visiting Ubisoft Quebec, we report back with hours of gameplay and time spent with the devs to deep-dive into the hotly anticipated Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows hands-on: Stealthier and bloodier than ever
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview Big Preview | After almost seven hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's an impressive and bold step forward for the open world series
The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the 25 best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3
Dynasty Warriors: Origins review: "A stripped back approach champions the explosive combat's focus on visceral clashes and tactile battlefields"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
What to expect from PlayStation in 2025: Classic games, live services, and moving beyond consoles
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Big in 2025 | As the fifth year of PS5 begins, the console generation is only just beginning to kick it into high-gear
Big in 2025: The 50 most anticipated upcoming video games of the year
By Josh West published
Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game worthy of your time and attention in 2025
What makes a Suda51 game? "Mainly pro wrestling," he says, and Grasshopper's new game couldn't avoid it if they tried
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | "I try to think about 'how video games are supposed to be', and then avoid that as much as I can": Suda51 talks his approach to developing cult classics, and what he's learned after 27 years at Grasshopper Manufacture
"A lot of people were really p*ssed off": Suda51 talks his early career, and whether he'll return to narrative-heavy games – "I do think about it a lot"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | From Super Fire Pro Wrestling and The Silver Case to No More Heroes, Suda51 reflects on how to make an impact
10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now
As PlayStation turns 30, 2024 has seen some of the brand's highest highs and lowest lows
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Year In Review Year in Review | Franchise celebrations, PS5 Pro, ludicrously expensive failures, former Xbox exclusives, layoffs, and buyouts – it's been a rollercoaster anniversary year for PlayStation
Shadow Generations finally pays off narrative threads 20 years in the making, and yes that's important to true sickos like me
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Year in review Year in Review | For Fearless: The Year of Shadow, Sega pulls out all the stops for the rival 'hogs full journey in Shadow Generations
Intergalactic: The Heretic Project's sci-fi sword fights might seem a departure for Naughty Dog, but it's actually the perfect evolution from Uncharted 4
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Promising "the deepest gameplay in Naughty Dog’s history", Intergalactic is in prime position to really evolve on the developer's previous stellar combat systems
After 9 hours, I can't bear to leave The Vatican in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's first area packs enough content that'd leave me satisfied if it was the whole game
Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Playing with established genre mechanics, Phoenix Springs is a wonderful ode to adventure games in part because of how different it feels to play
Big Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Capcom's most ambitious entry yet
By Austin Wood published
Big Preview We flew to Osaka, Japan to visit Capcom and spend hours with a new build of Monster Hunter Wilds, and to meet the devs pushing the series' boundaries once again
Two Point Museum hands-on: Ghost breakouts, diarrhea curses, and acres of gifts shops breathe new life into the quirky business sim
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview Hands-on preview | Enticing visitors to spend money and capturing their interest adds a whole new dimension to Two Point Museum that justifies it as a sequel
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