Oscar Taylor-Kent

PLAY editor Oscar Taylor-Kent first joined Official PlayStation Magazine in 2018, and was involved with the long-standing mag’s rebrand into PLAY before becoming editor. Despite being a PlayStation expert (and noted PS Vita apologist), he’s got fingers on many buttons, having also written for GamesRadar, SFX, PC Gamer, Kotaku, Waypoint, Official Xbox Magazine, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox to name but a few.

When not knee deep in character action games, JRPGs, and visual novels, he’s often found reading books, manga, or binging anime. His current favourite games include Devil May Cry, Persona, Ace Attorney, and Hakuoki.

Articles by: Oscar Taylor-Kent

The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle sets sail for PLAY’s cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 3 May 22

News Plus, Until Dawn’s new successor, get creative with Dreams, the story behind Mass Effect’s score, VTM Swansong, and more!

PSVR2 lights up PLAY’s latest cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 5 April 22

News Plus, GTA 6 rumours, a discussion with Bungie, the making of OlliOlli, and verdicts for GhostWire: Tokyo, Gran Turismo 7, GTA 5 PS5, and more!

Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY’s review special

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 8 March 22

News Plus, PlayStation’s Bungie buyout, Moss Book II, and verdicts for Elden Ring, Sifu, Grid Legends, Dying Light 2, Uncharted’s movie, and more!

Final Fantasy Origin turns PLAY’s cover to chaos

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 8 February 22

News Plus, PSVR2’s reveal, the hottest 2022 indies, everything we know about Final Fantasy VII Remake 2, and more!

Why Elden Ring is so much more than an 'open world Dark Souls'

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 7 February 22

Feature Inside Elden Ring: FromSoftware's fantasy adventure is overflowing with approachable challenge, eviscerating combat, and boundless exploration

Elden Ring sits atop the throne of PLAY’s new cover

By Play Staff, Oscar Taylor-Kent, Ali Jones published 11 January 22

News Plus, the future of gaming, Uncharted on PS5, the best games of 2021, open world Sonic, and more!

The Play team debate which kids book they would turn into a game

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 26 December 21

News Traumatized by fairy stories as children, the team decide which villains they’d like to thump as adults

Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY’s Games Of 2022 issue

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 14 December 21

News Plus, hands-on with Elden Ring and Dying Light 2, verdicts on Battlefield 2042 and Call Of Duty: Vanguard, PS5’s first year in review, and more!

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands flies onto PLAY’s cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 16 November 21

News Plus, the making of GTA III, the Christmas Gift Guide, Suicide Squad, Final Fantasy Origin, and more!

God Of War Ragnarok ascends to PLAY’s cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 26 October 21

News Plus, Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, Gran Turismo 7, Battlefield 2042, and more

DokeV preview: Developer talks boss fights, folklore inspiration, and capturing childlike wonder

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 12 October 21

Feature Gotta befriend 'em all

Saints Row PLAY cover digs into its back to basics reboot

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 20 September 21

News Plus, first details on DokeV, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, and more

Battlefield Portal rewrites the rules on PLAY’s cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 24 August 21

News Plus, a huge supplement showcases the games best using PS5’s features

Elden Ring rises onto PLAY Magazine's cover

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 27 July 21

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

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 9 July 21

Feature 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

By Play Staff, Oscar Taylor-Kent published 7 July 21

Feature 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

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 29 June 21

News The mega-sized mag dives deep into the biggest PlayStation games on the (ahem) horizon

"The home of Final Fantasy is on console": Director Naoki Yoshida on bringing Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker to PS5

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 23 March 21

Feature 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

By Play Staff, Oscar Taylor-Kent published 29 December 20

Feature OPM discovers why live action continues to be alluring to the video game industry

With Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works is pushing for the next evolution of its beloved fighting franchise

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 23 December 20

Feature 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

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 21 December 20

Feature OPM test which games make best use of the console's backwards compatible boost

A fresh new look for Official PlayStation Magazine's reviews special

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 18 December 20

News A redesigned mag brings a new style for the PS5 generation, with in-depth previews, reviews, features and more!

Telling Lies coming to consoles this April

By Ben Tyrer, Oscar Taylor-Kent published 21 April 20

News Award winning narrative game heading to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One

Getting Nierer with Yoko Taro and Naoki Yoshida as they talk all things YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse

By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published 25 February 20

Feature OPM talks to Yoko Taro and Naoki Yoshida about bringing a crossover raid series based on Nier: Automata to FF14

Granblue Fantasy: Relink brings online co-op to one of the most popular JRPG franchises of all time

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published 18 February 20

Feature OPM enjoys a knight out with the Granblue crew, testing Relink's multiplayer mode