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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

The GamesRadar+ On The Radar header for Resident Evil Requiem, showing Grace looking over her shoulder against the branded background

On the Radar with Resident Evil Requiem – surviving 30 years of horror with this action-packed series celebration

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Last updated 9 March 26

On the Radar | Cracking open the Resident Evil Requiem briefcase to dive into its best moments, scariest situations, and what it means for the future of survival horror

Resident Evil

The player takes a selfie - from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's entry in The Story of Pokemon bookazine

These five Pokemon Sword and Shield features helped to open up this RPG series forever, ushering in a new era

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 7 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's ninth generation served up a new flavor of freedom for Game Freak's monster catcher

Features

A Gigantamax Machamp appears - from Pokemon Sword and Shield's entry in The Story of Pokemon bookazine

These five Pokemon Sword and Shield features made huge changes, taking the RPG series from handheld to the big screen

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 6 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's eighth generation battled home consoles thanks to the jump to Nintendo Switch

Features

Black Gatomon leaps in front of a pink background in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

The 10 best Digimon games of all time, ranked

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Last updated 6 March 26

Best List Following Digimon Story: Time Stranger, we rank the best Digimon games you could play right now

Best List

Lana and Mui run through a wooden marketplace on stilts above a gorgeous blue ocean in Planet of Lana 2, with the Indie Spotlight branded GamesRadar+ badge in the corner

Playing as my alien cat buddy makes this gorgeous puzzle platformer feel like a co-op adventure even when I'm alone

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 6 March 26

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Planet of Lana 2 has the right amount of head-scratching and cinematic adventure to be worth experiencing

Indie Spotlight

The player rides a Charizard through the sky in Pokemon Sun & Moon

These five Pokemon Sun and Moon features helped the RPG take on bold new forms and let us off the leash to explore

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 5 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's seventh generation gave us the 3DS-powered tropical getaway we all needed

Features

Two Team Flare members challenge the player to battle in Pokemon X and Y

These five Pokemon X & Y features helped evolve the series into 3D, setting the standard for future entries

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 4 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's sixth generation explored new dimensions on Nintendo 3DS

Features

Key art for Control Resonant showing Dylan with The Aberrant in its axe form standing on a ruined taxi as he faces shadowy figures across a twisted Manhattan

Control Resonant trades shooting for a shapeshifting sword because "melee is cool", its creative director tells me

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 4 March 26

Preview Preview | Control Resonant warps Manhattan and hands players a transforming melee weapon for an action RPG like no other

Preview

Leon hold the Requiem revolver in his car and check his bullets in Resident Evil Requiem's opening

Resident Evil Requiem gives you its best gun first, smartly making the urge to horde magnum bullets vital for the whole game

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 3 March 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Capcom is on target by asking you the loaded question – just when should you pull the trigger?

Now Playing

Black Kyrum leaps against a black, lightning background, from Pokemon Black and White 2

These five Pokemon Black & White features took a fresh approach to evolving the series, setting a new standard for gens

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 3 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's fifth generation returned to the roots of Game Freak's monster catcher

Features

The Girl walks towards Grace from a dark hallways into a well-lit room in the care center in Resident Evil Requiem, with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar branded frame

4 hours in, Resident Evil Requiem has already trumped Resident Evil 7 as the scariest yet

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 2 March 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Grace Ashcroft is so me, for real

Now Playing

Two characters stand back to back against a backdrop of a travel route - from Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum's entry in The Story of Pokemon bookazine

These five Pokemon Diamond, Pearl & Platinum features paved the way for the monster catcher's online future

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 2 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's fourth generation used the Nintendo DS to bring trainers together

Features

Groudon, Kyogre, and Raquaza face off in the opening scene - from Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald's entry in The Story of Pokemon bookazine

These five Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald features added tremendous life to the series in the jump to Game Boy Advance

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 1 March 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's third generation advanced Game Freak's monster catcher with improved tech

Features

Suicune, a light blue dog with flowing purple hair, in key art for Pokemon Crystal from the Nintendo eShop

These five Pokemon Gold, Silver & Crystal features allowed the sequels to evolve from one-off to true worldwide megahit

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 28 February 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | How Pokemon's second generation added to Game Freak’s original formula

Features

In Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, the protagonist raises their hand as against the light a bipedal sea creatures gather around a glowing orb

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss' free Steam Next Fest demo has detective investigation so detailed it threatens to unravel me

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 28 February 26

Hands-on Hands-on | Getting in deep trouble in this cosmic horror detective adventure

Hands-on

Dr. Gideon talks to a captured Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem, with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar branding

After 25 hours, Resident Evil Requiem keeps me coming back for one more replay thanks to these 8 fantastic features

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 27 February 26

Features Feature | Resident Evil Requiem has lured me back to Raccoon City

Features

Key art from The Eternal Life of Goldman showing Goldman, an aging white-haired adventurer with a cane, leaping in front of a tropical backdrop framed by mythical enemies

The prettiest platformer I've played since Rayman Legends is Ducktales coded, and has a free Steam Next Fest demo

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 26 February 26

Hands-on Hands-on | The Eternal Life of Goldman is an enchanting platformer that combines dark fairytale vibes with a touch of The Princess Bride

Hands-on

Galeb Bazory, a vampire in a crisp blue suit, draws a blade, in key art for Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

I'm craving a Vampire Hitman thanks to this underrated RPG series that almost cracked the supernatural stealth code

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 26 February 26

Opinion Opinion | Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong's delightfully devilish infiltration missions show how the supernatural franchise could evolve its video game offerings

Opinion

Key art for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, showing a large battle with a castle and dragon in the background, cropped to focus on the fairy army

As Steam Next Fest gets bigger and more crowded with free demos, these developers are still finding wins: "It's kind of early access for Early Access"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 25 February 26

Interview Interview | Speaking with developers who have participated in Steam Next Fest over the last year, there are still plenty of opportunities to taking part in the crowded demo festival

Interview

Vampire Crawlers key art shows a vampire holding a wine glass.

Uh-oh, I can't stop playing Vampire Survivors' new roguelike deckbuilder thanks to this free Steam Next Fest demo

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 25 February 26

Hands-on Hands-on | The Vampire Survivors creator crawls out of the coffin with an equally chaotic roguelike deckbuilder in Vampire Crawlers

Hands-on

Marianna is cloaked in white in The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2

After 9 years, this underrated Lovecraftian detective game is getting a sequel and a free Steam Next Fest demo

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 24 February 26

Hands-on Hands-on | The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2 puts me back on the familiar couch in its Steam Next Fest demo

Hands-on

Key art for Zero Parades: For Dead Spies showing Cascade in a red jacket against a backdrop of grey faces

Zero Parades proves itself a worthy Disco Elysium successor in this free Steam demo, and I shouldn't have doubted it

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 24 February 26

Hands-on Hands-on | Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is shaping up to be as weird and wonderful as Disco Elysium

Hands-on

Key art for No Vacation for an Executioner showing the Executioner, gun in hand, against a shadowy background - cropped for a header image

What if Bloodborne was on PS2? This horror is so old school even the dev insists you try the free Steam Next Fest demo

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 23 February 26

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

Hands-on

A zoomed in screenshot of Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition showing Rayman punching a Dark Rayman copy in the cake world

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 20 February 26

Now Playing Now Playing | More than bonuses, Rayman's level packs give a taste of 1990s gaming's most underrated feature: iteration

Now Playing

Beebz and her friends pose near a huge stack of golden gears in Demon Tides

Demon Tides review: "Super Mario Odyssey and Wind Waker collide in this expressive 3D platformer"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 19 February 26

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