
Oscar Taylor-Kent
Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his year of Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few. When not doing big combos in character action games like Devil May Cry, he loves to get cosy with RPGs, mysteries, and narrative games. 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

Shuten Order review: "The Danganronpa creator's new multi-genre mystery feels like a forgotten DS cult classic I would have been obsessed with"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All the latest upcoming PC games on the way this year and next, from Hollow Knight: Silksong to Borderlands 4

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All the upcoming Xbox Series X games coming in August and later in 2025, from Dying Light: The Beast to Hollow Knight: Silksong

I can finally share meat-tastic cover shooting bliss with my PS5 friends thanks to Gears of War Reloaded
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | If playing Gears of War while feeling the thrum of the PS5's DualSense is wrong, I don't want to be right

Great, now I'm desperate for Pokemon to make a Resident Evil-like – and it had better go full Lavender town
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | With heaps of infamously creepy Pokedex entries, is it finally time for the series to double down on horror after Pokemon Legends: Z-A?

I'm begging Ghost of Yotei to learn these 5 lessons from Assassin's Creed Shadows if it wants to become the open world Japan champion
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Ghost of Yotei looks stunning, but I'm really hoping it can improve the open world concept meaningfully

Bubsy 4D is a 100% legit platformer for genre sickos like me thanks to the dev's surprisingly stacked portfolio of bangers
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | If you think you're too good for Bubsy 4D you're a coward

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review: "Little surprised me in this rigid remake, but it's still one of my favorite games of all time"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Gamescom Day 1 live coverage – all the news, interviews, and previews as they happen
By Iain Harris last updated
LIVE From Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to Hollow Knight Silksong, we're on the floor in Germany to go hands-on with all the most exciting upcoming games

Silent Hill f: Everything we know about the new survival horror game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide From the Silent Hill f release date to gameplay, and all the latest news, here's a complete guide to one of the most exciting upcoming horror games on the horizon

The best games to play in 2025, so far
By Emma-Jane Betts, Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Best List From Mario Kart World to Assassin's Creed Shadows, here's the 27 best games of 2025 to play across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2

OFF review: "Undertale fans need to play this RPG that inspired it – I can't believe it took this stellar remake to get me to step up to the plate"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Drag x Drive review: "I'm left craving Arms' sauce from Nintendo's twitchy yet shallow basketballer, which feels like a tech demo"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Horror Special 2025 – Silent Hill f and Dying Light: The Beast lead our dive into the genre's future, past, and present
By Josh West, Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
With exclusive access to the biggest horror games on the horizon and deep features on the genre's rich history, we've got you covered for chills

The 10 best Call of Duty games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best Black Ops 6 gives the best Call of Duty games a run for their money

5 hours into Silent Hill f, I've picked out the 10 biggest details you need to know
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature Feature | Silent Hill f is filled with both familiar and fresh ideas that reinvigorate Silent Hill

6 hours in, Ninja Gaiden 4 has pushed me to my limit while giving me the tools to push beyond them – we are so back
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Finally, there's a sequel to Ninja Gaiden 2

Is This Seat Taken? review: "I can't believe organizing seating charts can be this charming"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

I've waited 13 years to be excited about Silent Hill again, and Silent Hill f has me hopeful for the series' future
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | The new era of Silent Hill is looking strong already

Silent Hill f's combat is about feeling on edge: "You need to know how close your candle is to going out to really have it feel tense"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature Feature | "A lot of people say they really enjoy being scared by horror games," says Silent Hill f's director: "I think sometimes what they mean is they enjoy the tension"

I was ready for the PS1 and PS2 era nostalgia this survival horror game would bring, but I never expected it to remind me of the most divisive Silent Hill
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame collide in Heartworm, a retro-styled survival horror that shocked me with how effective a simple camera flash can be

Silent Hill has been terrifying me for over 25 years, so here's my beginner's guide for the series ahead of Silent Hill f
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Guide Here's how to get started with Silent Hill ahead of the release of Silent Hill f

Silent Hill f's writer views the series as a "pie crust" that hides "its true colors beneath a layer of horror and fog," and I say let him cook
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | "Players will take that pie and take a bite out of it": Silent Hill f's developers explain what Silent Hill means to each of them personally

I'm already obsessed with Silent Hill f after 5 hours thanks to its incredible story and atmosphere, but I'm anxious about the parry-heavy combat
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | After playing the first five hours of Silent Hill f, this fresh take on the series is incredibly confident and self-assured for good reason, though its combat can feel overengineered

Killing Floor 3 isn't revolutionary, but the simple bliss of Zed blasting makes me feel like it's 2009 again – even if it's missing the original's heart
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Killing Floor 3 can be fun, but it's not an easy task to carry this series' legacy forward
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