
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

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.

Last-chance Amazon Prime Day iPad deals 2025: the biggest savings still live now
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals Amazon Prime Day iPad deals will return on July 8, and this year's savings are already looking strong for the summer.

Last-chance Prime Day gaming laptop deals 2025: the biggest discounts I'd buy before they're gone
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals will return this summer, with RTX 40-Series and RTX 50-Series machines now settled on the shelves.

I've spent six hours exploring the Steam Summer Sale with our Games Editor, and these are the 10 best games on discount I'd recommend so far
By Emma-Jane Betts, Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Best List Here's a list of the best Steam Summer Sale games of 2025 to pick up first

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 Desperados 3 to Heroes of Might and Magic

This is now a Dollman fan account: Death Stranding 2's puppet pal makes for my favorite PlayStation duo since Ratchet & Clank
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | "Sam, would you mind if I joined you?" – I'm obsessed with Death Stranding 2's far from wooden friend, Dollman, and he represents the game at its most creative

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming July is about to bring us Grounded 2, Killing Floor 3, and more, here are all the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games heading our way in 2025

25 years later, Final Fantasy 9's stylized visuals have ensured it's aged brilliantly without a remake
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Thanks to its gorgeous presentation, Final Fantasy 9 feels as great to play today as it did back in the day – does it really need a remake?

The Silent Hill f writer's debut game was basically the original Doki Doki Literature Club, and it's still terrifying me 23 years later
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Higurashi: When They Cry is a chilling folk horror with a tantalizing mystery even with its minimalist text-focused design, which makes me more excited for Silent Hill f than ever

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

70 hours in, Death Stranding 2 is one of few open world games that justifies having such a huge map
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach's repetitive delivery missions could drag, but with mastering its open world being the whole point it becomes something special

How long is Death Stranding 2?
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide You'll be in for the long haul with Death Stranding 2 as it can be a very long game depending on how you play

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Ready up for these upcoming PC games set to put your rig to the test in 2025, from Borderlands 4 to Killing Floor 3

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

Death Stranding 2 is my favorite online game this year, even though you never directly see any other players
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Maybe the real stranding was the friends we made along the way

Full Death Stranding 2 cast and cameos list
By Will Sawyer published
Guide Hideo Kojima once again flexes his contacts book with the star-studded Death Stranding 2 cast

Banjo-Kazooie and Paper Mario mix together in this delightful puzzle platformer that has me swapping textures to solve puzzles by changing the world
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Ruffy and the Riverside is a charming platformer that allows you to change the world by swapping textures

Sea of Remnants is an online pirate swashbuckler take on Honkai Star Rail that's had me rolling dice in turn-based duels and trading cannonfire with a gorilla
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | A puppet-styled turn-based pirate RPG, Sea of Remnants is more than a little like Honkai: Star Rail, but sets itself apart with ship combat and dice buffs

Nintendo has made my biggest problem with Mario Kart World even worse
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | As random gets a little less random, I'm left pining for the humble 3-lap circuit

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach ending explained
By Joel Franey published
Guide We explain the ending of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, including any unclear details about Tomorrow, Lou, Higgs and the story itself

What's the best choice for Tomorrow's Nightmare in Death Stranding 2?
By Joel Franey published
Guide Tomorrow asks you who to choose in DS2's nightmare question: her, Higgs, Rainy or Fragile.

What is the Death Stranding 2 Motherhood passcode?
By Will Sawyer published
You can't get into the Motherhood base in Death Stranding 2 without the right passcode

Raidou Remastered really is the historical Persona I've always craved, even if I'm 19 years late to using demons to pummel Rasputin
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army's historical setting is a wonderful example of just how varied Shin Megami Tensei can be beyond the popular Persona games
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