Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his years of Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to the fore. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, and more. When not dishing out deadly combos in Ninja Gaiden 4, he's a fan of platformers, RPGs, mysteries, and narrative games. A lover of retro games as well, he's always up for a quick evening speed through Sonic 3 & Knuckles or yet another Jakathon through Naughty Dog's PS2 masterpieces.
Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent

What if Bloodborne was on PS2? This horror is so old school even the dev insists to try the free Steam Next Fest demo
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | No Vacation For An Executioner is a baroque and distressing PS2-style Souslike with immaculate vibes that you need to try for yourself

I didn't expect obscure level pack Rayman Designer to be my biggest nostalgia trip of the year, but it's become the highlight of this anniversary collection for me
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | More than bonuses, Rayman's level packs give a taste of 1990s gaming's most underrated feature: iteration

Demon Tides review: "Super Mario Odyssey and Wind Waker collide in this expressive 3D platformer"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Did Yakuza just turn this fan favorite villain into Aerith, creating a Final Fantasy 7 Remake situation?
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | When your one-sided workplace romance is so powerful it breaks the bounds of space-time

God of War Sons of Sparta review: "Retro-style Metroidvania Kratos struggles to stand out"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Review

Styx: Blades of Greed review: "What if Metal Gear Solid 5 went goblin mode? This fantasy open-world stealther delights"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

All Avowed companions and how to recruit them
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Your companions will assemble over the course of the story and you can choose their abilities

Does Avowed have romance, and if so then with whom?
By Iain Wilson last updated
Guide Although there isn't traditional romance in Avowed, there is at least one character you can bond with during your journey

Beast of Reincarnation: Everything we know about the Pokemon developer's flashy new action RPG
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Guide This "one-person, one-dog action RPG" has flashy combat, a gorgeous post-apocalypse setting, and it's out soon!

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming From Resident Evil Requiem to Marathon, here are the biggest new PC games for February and the rest of 2026

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Get ready for the biggest upcoming Xbox Series X games heading your way in 2026 (and beyond)

Over 30 years later, Rayman is finally getting a remake
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Ubisoft's original mascot platformer gets a punch-up in Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition

Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide All the latest news on the upcoming Fable RPG, from a reworked morality system to the Playground's reactive open world

The best Yakuza games, ranked
By Dom Peppiatt last updated
Best List A list of the 10 best Yakuza games of all time, ranked for your next gaming session

Mewgenics was in development for 14 years, but these top five features prove it was all worth it
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Best List Mewgenics is a cat-powered tactics roguelike that has its claws in me, and these are the best features that have hooked me so far

After 20 hours I've fallen in love with Mewgenics, the only roguelike chaotic enough to let me train necromancer cats
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Mewgenics is a roguelike where randomness can get mean, but gives you the power to get mean right back

"Stop trying to get us to make the next Fortnite or Destiny," says the dev of this odd reverse bullet hell tactics game
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Rami Ismail on tackling a unique blend of quickfire strategy with Australia Did It, coaching me through the "curiosity" at the heart of my hands-on

Yakuza Kiwami 3 review: "The meatiest brawling this crime thriller's tackled in years combines with its warmest story"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review

Horizon's co-op game may be a shameless Monster Hunter-like, but it's enough to get me excited about a new PlayStation live service for once
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Horizon Hunters Gathering seems like a natural extension of this post-apocalyptic world, and looks fun enough to override the cynicism in my body

I'm on board with this retro throwback train-set detective game, which taught me to love menu-based sleuthing
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is dedicated to sharing the developer's love of retro mysteries, and it's too charming to put down

Beast of Reincarnation's battles are about "the joyful dilemma of choice", building on Pokemon battle planning expertise
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Beast of Reincarnation's Kota Furushima tells me about combat, working together with your dog companion, and the post-apocalyptic journey that awaits

10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List From Far Cry Instincts to Far Cry 6, here's our definitive ranking of the best Far Cry games we've seen in Ubisoft's FPS series

This revenge quest romantasy left me murdered, devastated by a love triangle, and bewitched – I'm obsessed
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Searching for love, revenge, and intrigue in Mistonia's Hope: The Lost Delight, my latest otome obsession
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