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
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail leads PLAY’s massive Final Fantasy special
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: our first verdict for FF7 Rebirth, expanding the worlds of FF, Death Stranding 2, Rise Of The Ronin, and more!
Dragon’s Dogma 2 rises onto the PLAY cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: Life Is Strange successor Lost Records, BioWare veterans’ new sci-fi epic, the Tekken 8 verdict, and loads more inside!
Tekken 8 review: "We're in the Golden Age for fighting games, and Tekken is the king"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth takes the next Yakuza RPG to the beach: "Hawaii fits perfectly within our narrative arc"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | In the wake of the Like A Dragon Gaiden spin-off, here's what to expect from Kiryu and co's next steps from the devs themselves
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League targets PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: GTA 6, Tekken 8, Apollo Justice, and the unmissable GOTY awards!
Genshin Impact devs on swapping open worlds and real-time combat for deftly assembled dungeons in Honkai Star Rail
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | HoYoverse on creating Honkai Star Rail: a spacefaring RPG to stand alongside Genshin Impact
Revealing PLAY’s Games Of 2024 special
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Haunted themed parks, space heists, bum slapping, and more - the future of gaming starts now!
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth slashes onto PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: hands-on with Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the Little Nightmares 3 interview, and expert verdicts in our reviews special!
Cover reveal: Honkai: Star Rail shines on PLAY’s cosmic cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: Dragon’s Dogma 2, Resident Evil 4 PSVR2, Persona 3 Reload, Baldur’s Gate 3, and much more!
Honkai: Star Rail PS5 review: "A gorgeous RPG with inventive tactical combat"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Disney Illusion Island review: "A lightweight Metroidvania that's perfect for kids"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Spider-Man 2 leads PLAY Magazine’s Hot 50
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: Star Wars Outlaws, Atlus’ ambitious future plans, a huge Final Fantasy 16 review, PSVR2’s best FPS yet, and much more!
Tekken punches onto PLAY's cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: 30 years of FIFA, hands-on with Elder Scrolls’ new update, Diablo 4, Exoprimal, and more!
Tekken 8 hands-on: Welcome to the new generation of fighting games
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
HANDS-ON Preview | With a focus on "aggressive" gameplay, Tekken 8 brings the heat
Cover reveal: Resident Evil 4's devs on bringing survival horror back to life
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus, PSVR2 launch verdict, Elder Scrolls Online’s Lovecraftian future, hands-on with Granblue’s epic action RPG, and much more inside!
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lights up PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: PSVR2 launch guide, Amnesia: The Bunker, Sherlock Holmes meets Lovecraft, The Last Of Us HBO, and more inside!
PLAY’s PlayStation Games Of 2023 Top 10 revealed
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: speaking with The Last Of Us’ cast and crew, talking to the Yakuza devs about Like A Dragon: Ishin, and more inside!
Dead Space leads PLAY's huge Games Of 2023 special
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus Resident Evil 4, Dead Island 2, PSVR2 priced and dated, and more inside!
Cover reveal: Wo Long slices onto the front of PLAY
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: huge hands-ons with PSVR2, Resi 4, and Street Fighter 6, and verdicts on God Of War Ragnarok, Gotham Knights, Modern Warfare 2, and more!
Sonic Frontiers review: "No sense of momentum whatsoever"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Review
Bayonetta 3 review: "When the witch takes charge, this demonic fighter is better than ever"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Review
Assassin’s Creed Mirage leaps onto PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News With more Assassin’s Creed games on the way. Plus: Iizuka on Sonic Frontiers, God Of War Ragnarok, hands-on with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, and more!
Bayonetta 3 hands-on: Lightning-fast combat that teaches an old witch new tricks
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview From giant summons to a brand new character, PlatinumGames shakes up a familiar formula
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