Latest articles by Play Staff
Battlefield Portal rewrites the rules on PLAY’s cover
News Plus, a huge supplement showcases the games best using PS5’s features
Is a new wave of AA games our only hope of recapturing the magic of the PS2 era?
Features From cult classic Okami, to horror legend Silent Hill 2, the PS2 was an era of experimentation – but modern AA gaming is recapturing some of that lost magic
Elden Ring rises onto PLAY Magazine's cover
News Will the Dark Soul successor rule them all on PS5?
Lost Judgment takes you to the streets of Yokohama to solve the toughest case yet
Features Lost Judgment sees you serve up justice with evolved combat and detective skills
Resident Evil Village proves that replayability offers better value for money than endless extra content
Features New Game Plus offers deeper gameplay challenges that extend the game's life in a more rewarding fashion than new DLC or empty map updates
Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY Magazine’s 180 page Hot 50 special
News The mega-sized mag dives deep into the biggest PlayStation games on the (ahem) horizon
With Lady Dimitrescu causing a stir, perhaps it's time that games got over their obsession with youth
Features Let's have older female characters with more than two dimensions
Why Nier: Replicant had to be made, and why it's "so much more than a simple version up"
Features How Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139 used Nier: Automata to rebuild itself for a new generation
Ahead of Final Fantasy 14: Online arriving on PS5, we answer your biggest questions about getting started in Eorzea
Features Get set for Final Fantasy XIV for PS5 and everything you need to know about the Free Trial
"The home of Final Fantasy is on console": Director Naoki Yoshida on bringing Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker to PS5
Features Official PlayStation Magazine speak with director and producer Naoki Yoshida on the future of Final Fantasy 14
Keeping it real: Meet the developers leading the fight for live action in video games
Features OPM discovers why live action continues to be alluring to the video game industry
"We wanted to make a game all fans can enjoy": Taito talks bringing an arcade icon to PlayStation with Bubble Bobble 4 Friends
Features OPM chats with game director Tsuyoshi Tozaki about the iconic bubble dragon brothers
How Goodbye Volcano High is shaping the next-generation of adventure games on PS5
Features KO_OP reveals all about its upcoming PS5 game to Official PlayStation Magazine
With Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works is pushing for the next evolution of its beloved fighting franchise
Features Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwatari talks to OPM about taking fighting games back to the dojo with Strive
Top PS4 titles to play on PS5 for enhanced framerates and resolution
Features OPM test which games make best use of the console's backwards compatible boost
Mafia: Definitive Edition will include new experiences and an enhanced story
News Hangar 13 tells OPM: "It's not a one-to-one copy of the original game"
Epic Games calls PS5 a "masterpiece of systems design" in new interview with Official PlayStation Magazine
News The studio's VP of engineering call it "a huge leap in computing and graphics performance"
PS5 could kickstart a dream generation, if Sony's first-party studios are there at launch to support it
Features What does PS5 really mean for next gen?
Getting Nierer with Yoko Taro and Naoki Yoshida as they talk all things YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse
Features OPM talks to Yoko Taro and Naoki Yoshida about bringing a crossover raid series based on Nier: Automata to FF14
Granblue Fantasy: Versus arrives from the Dragon Ball FighterZ devs, and it's adding extra dimensions to the fighting game genre
Features Arc System Works' latest finally arrives in North America and Europe in March 2020
Nioh 2 is just as tough as its predecessor, but new features give the player better tools to tackle the challenge
Preview Hands-on with the upcoming PS4 exclusive from Team Ninja
Zombie Army 4: Dead War's pulpy, silly horror is a big part of what makes it so fun to play
Preview Hands-on with this bloody and brutal upcoming co-op shooter from Rebellion, which includes a zombie Hitler
Live out your perfect monster mash in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, and prepare to get bloody
Preview Brian Mitsoda and Cara Ellison walk OPM through combat, clans, and how to feel like a vampire
