
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

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
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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
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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 Octopath Traveler 0 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 Helldivers 2 to Dying Light: The Beast

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
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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

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

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

After 25 years, here's the 15 best Japanese horror games, from Silent Hill to Haunting Ground, that still terrify me
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Best list Whether it's classics on PS1 or PS2, or something more modern, the best Japanese horror games will creep you out

16 years later, the Zero Escape team's new series returns to devious escape rooms with this puzzling spin-off
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | The Zero Escape legacy continues with the charming-yet-tricky escape rooms that No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI: The Somnium Files champions

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your victory in the best strategy games of all time, from XCOM 2 to Into the Breach

By smashing together Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Donkey Kong Bananza has finally justified my Nintendo Switch 2 purchase
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Donkey Kong Bananza is the Nintendo Switch 2 system seller – it's time to go ape

I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Best List From pixels to PS5, these are the best Final Fantasy characters that we've met so far in the famed JRPG franchise

The best Amazon Prime Day gaming deals 2025: all the biggest offers still available
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals Amazon Prime Day gaming deals are nearly here, these are the biggest offers from across the web right now.
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