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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

Yoshitaka Mine stands in a bar, half in shadow, in an expensive suit in Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties campaign

Did Yakuza just turn this fan favorite villain into Aerith, creating a Final Fantasy 7 Remake situation?

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 19 February 26

Opinion Opinion | When your one-sided workplace romance is so powerful it breaks the bounds of space-time

Opinion

Key art for God of War Sons of Sparta showing Kratos and Deimos battling a minotaur and other mythological foes with spear and shield

God of War Sons of Sparta review: "Retro-style Metroidvania Kratos struggles to stand out"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Last updated 17 February 26

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Review

A close-up of Styx looking up from under his hood in darkness, one eye glowing amber, and the other light blue

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 17 February 26

Review

Avowed companions Kai and Marius standing with the envoy outside the Emerald Stair gateway

All Avowed companions and how to recruit them

By Will Sawyer Last updated 16 February 26

Guide Your companions will assemble over the course of the story and you can choose their abilities

Guide

Does Avowed have romance, and if so then with whom?

By Iain Wilson Last updated 16 February 26

Guide Although there isn't traditional romance in Avowed, there is at least one character you can bond with during your journey

Guide

Rayman points as critters bounce behind him and a mysterious cloaked figure looks on, from the Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition announcement - cropped for a header

Over 30 years later, Rayman is finally getting a re-release

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 12 February 26

News Ubisoft's original mascot platformer gets a punch-up in Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition

News

The dino-like Pyrophina beast in Mewgenics roars, shaking the screen

Mewgenics was in development for 14 years, but these top five features prove it was all worth it

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 11 February 26

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

Best List

The cowboy cat from the desert in Mewgenics

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 10 February 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Mewgenics is a roguelike where randomness can get mean, but gives you the power to get mean right back

Now Playing

A crop of the key art for Australia Did It, showing a group of mercenaries preparing to battle on top of a moving train - one has electric gauntlets, one has a massive bazooka and wears a skull mask, one has two revolvers, and another has a hazmat suit, gas mask, and a green energy weapon

"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 9 February 26

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

Interview

Kazuma Kiryu batters enemies in the streets using the Okinawan Ryukyu style in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties using his shield as a throwing weapon

Yakuza Kiwami 3 review: "The meatiest brawling this crime thriller's tackled in years combines with its warmest story"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 9 February 26

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 7 February 26

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

Opinion

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 6 February 26

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

Indie Spotlight

Beast of Reincarnation screenshot which shows the protagonist engaged in close-quarters combat with three enemies

Beast of Reincarnation's battles are about "the joyful dilemma of choice", building on Pokemon battle planning expertise

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 4 February 26

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

Interview

Edward catches Roses as she falls over in the library in Mistonia's Hope

This revenge quest romantasy left me murdered, devastated by a love triangle, and bewitched – I'm obsessed

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 4 February 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Searching for love, revenge, and intrigue in Mistonia's Hope: The Lost Delight, my latest otome obsession

Now Playing

I love Highguard's 2Fort-style sieges – when they actually happen

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 29 January 26

Now Playing Now Playing | Highguard can deliver some excellent firefights that come close to my favorite, tight FPS skirmishes – but it doesn't quite hang together yet

Now Playing

Big in 2026: The ultimate guide to the video games that will shape 2026 and beyond

By Josh West Last updated 28 January 26

2026 Preview Our annual new year preview returns to spotlight the 50 most anticipated upcoming video games, and the people developing them

2026 Preview

A young James Bond smirks in 007 First Light with the GamesRadar+ Big in 2026 branding frame

007 First Light will do something no Bond game has done before – slow down: "Players might be surprised"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 27 January 26

Exclusive Big in 2026 | "Being Bond [is] something that hasn't been explored before in video games": Interrogating 007 First Light's Martin Emborg and Andreas Krogh on how the Hitman developer is tackling the world's most iconic spy

Exclusive

Key art for Resident Evil Requiem showing Grace with a flashlight, with a larger image of Leon in shadow behind her against rainy streets

Resident Evil Requiem: The Last Preview

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 26 January 26

Preview

Tom Nook from Animal Crossing New Horizons on the GamesRadar+ On the Radar hub branding

On the Radar with Animal Crossing: New Horizons

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Last updated 23 January 26

On the Radar | Revisiting Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Update 3.0 have us obsessed all over again

Emma stands alone in key art for Beast of Reincarnation among huge trees in a forest, with the GamesRadar+ Big in 2026 frame

The Pokemon developer's new action RPG pits one woman and her dog against a "harsh and unforgiving" world

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 22 January 26

Exclusive Big in 2026 | Beast of Reincarnation's game director Kota Furushima talks building a new RPG world, and the power of canine companionship

Exclusive

Julian, a light blue horse with a unicorn-like horn, in Animal Crossing: New Horizon poses in front of the mayor's office, with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar frame

The best Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers have been our faves since day one

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 20 January 26

Best List Best List | Putting our paws together to celebrate our Animal Crossing faves

Best List

Key art for Resident Evil 5's Lost in Nightmares DLC showing Jill and Chris ready for action with their guns drawn against a moody looking sky

Should Resident Evil 5 remake come next? I forced my coworker to play co-op with me to investigate

By Dashiell Wood Published 18 January 26

Opinion Opinion | "Seven minutes is all I can spare to play with you"

Opinion

Key art for Nioh 3, showing the hero standing on a rocky cliff outcrop with sword in hand surrounded by spider lilies, while looking ahead at a feudal Japan castle covered in a red energy from the sky, dark growths overtaking the nearby landscape, with the GamesRadar+ Big in 2026 branding frame

Nioh 3 is already locked in as my favorite Soulslike of 2026, feeling like Team Ninja's response to Elden Ring with its open exploration and intense yokai clashes

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 18 January 26

Preview

Some of the village gathers around with Tom Nook and Kapp'n's family in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch 2 celebrate the Resort Hotel opening - with the GamesRadar+ On the Radar branding frame

Six years later, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 and Update 3.0 have hooked me back into this cozy world thanks to these five fresh features

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 17 January 26

Best List Best List | Animal Crossing's big update across both Nintendo Switch consoles comes with some fantastic upgrades that give ample excuse to go back to the island

Best List

The New Year's Eve countdown in Animal Crossing: New Horizons finishes, with the villager and residents of the island gathering in the plaza to celebrate - presented with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar frame

Time ticks on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, whether I'm obsessed with playing or taking a break

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 16 January 26

Opinion On The Radar | Ask not for whom the Bells toll: Animal Crossing is a cozy game that's always been in the background of many players' lives, but it's not going to wait around for the perfect moment either

Opinion

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