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
Upcoming PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming PC Games Ring in the new year with these upcoming PC games, with titles from top publishers, beloved franchises, and indie developers to choose from
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
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch in the coming months
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
The best strategy games you can play right now
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the 25 best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3
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
Cyber Monday GPU deals 2024: graphics card offers still ongoing
By Phil Hayton last updated
Cyber Monday Cyber Monday GPU deals are on the horizon, and the event should help the latest graphics cards dip below MSRP.
Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2024: all the deals still available
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Cyber Monday Cybber Monday gaming laptop deals have come to an end - but some discounts are hanging around this week
Big Preview: Avowed – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Xbox's first must-play RPG of 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
With access to Obsidian's studio and hours spent playing Avowed, we dive-deep into one of the biggest video games of next year
Antonblast review: "Explosively reinvents the destructive energy of Wario Land"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Black Friday graphics card deals 2024: all the discounts hitting the shelves
By Phil Hayton last updated
Black Friday Black Friday graphics card deals are hitting the airwaves, and we're rounding up all the biggest offers on the big day!
Black Friday gaming PC deals 2024: The best offers still worth buying
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Black Friday 2024 Black Friday gaming PC deals are already starting to disappear. We've found the best deals that are still live you can pull the trigger on.
Black Friday Alienware deals 2024: all the biggest offers still live this weekend
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Black Friday Black Friday Alienware deals are now done, but some savings have survived - these are all the biggest discounts still on the shelves this weekend.
Best Black Friday 75-inch TV deals 2024: The biggest sales live now
By Phil Hayton last updated
Black Friday Black Friday 75-inch TV deals are here for 2024!
The joyous momentum of 16-bit Sonic is finally recaptured in 3D thanks to Penny's Big Breakaway, once you learn its fantastic and unique controls
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Penny's Big Breakaway comes from a studio made up of former Sonic Mania devs, and it shows
Avowed's Kai, who shares a voice actor with Mass Effect's Garrus, has me hooked on the RPG after only 3 hours
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Kai, voiced by Brandon "Garrus Vakarian" Keener, offers an excellent introduction to The Living Lands in Avowed, and I can't wait to continue questing together
3 hours in, here's the 10 things I love most about Avowed so far
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features Feature | Setting out to adventure in The Living Lands, Avowed has impressed me with its incredible sense of space and tactile action that allows for plenty of experimentation
Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted details trailers for its December showcase, and new entries to "the Council"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News "More than 75 games, with new trailers, announcements, and behind the scenes visits to studios around the world"
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a pixel-perfect overhaul of a 36-year-old JRPG classic that's tough to recommend to newcomers
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | HD-2D is the loving treatment this classic deserves, but this remake will struggle to win new fans even as it delights retro-heads like me
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