
Oscar Taylor-Kent
Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to continue to revel in all things capital 'G' games. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's always got his fingers on many buttons, having also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few.
When not knee deep in character action games, he loves to get lost in an epic story across RPGs and visual novels. Recent favourites? Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, 1000xResist, and Metaphor: ReFantazio! 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

They let me play Monster Train 2 early, and now I need to apologize to my family
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Small, wonderful tweaks and additions make Monster Train 2 feel like a whole new roguelike to master

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Every upcoming Xbox Series X game coming soon to your Microsoft console, from Fable to Elden Ring Nightreign

Donkey Kong Bananza feels like a sequel to Super Mario Odyssey to me, and it couldn't be in better monkey paws
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | I've been chasing the Super Mario Odyssey platforming high for years, and Donkey Kong Bananza may finally be what I'm looking for

Of the Devil takes what I love about Ace Attorney and Danganronpa to create a cyberpunk legal mystery like little else
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Of the Devil pushes the chips towards Ace Attorney and Danganronpa, and it's a safe bet that it already impresses

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All the hottest upcoming PC games to watch for in 2025, from Dune Awakening to Elden Ring Nightreign

The best games to play in 2025, so far
By Emma-Jane Betts, Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Best List From Assassin's Creed Shadows to Blue Prince, here's the 16 best games of 2025 to play across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch

Fighting through high-level regions to get Naoe to date night has been my favorite Assassin's Creed Shadows moment yet
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | An open world's best bits are more about the journey than the destination, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is at its best when it remembers that

On The Radar: Assassin's Creed Shadows coverage hub
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Hub On The Radar | The long-awaited Assassin's Creed Shadows is here to turn back the clock, but now our verdict is out we take the time to revel in all the details, from exclusive access to ask Ubisoft Quebec how it came together, to editorial deep dives into the landmark release

"I created Naoe how I would create a movie character," says Assassin's Creed Shadows star Masumi: "Just very full and honest and a whole human being as much as I can"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | "I put so much of my soul in her": Assassin's Creed Shadows star Masumi on making Naoe a unique protagonist, the big audition, and future possibilities

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

Blue Prince review: "This exploration roguelike is like nothing else I've played, and became a puzzle obsession I just couldn't shake"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
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Promise Mascot Agency review: "Yakuza management mechanics are messy, but I'm won over by its truly immaculate bizarre vibes"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
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Big Preview: Doom: The Dark Ages – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions with the fiery FPS
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
After going hands-on with Doom: The Dark Ages and chatting with id Software, we report back from our exclusive access

The Devil May Cry anime has the action I love from the games, but is able to package it with an unexpected human element that really sells it
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | The Devil May Cry anime leverages its unique continuity to dive deeper into the lives of regular people in these chaotic clashes, while still being as stylishly over-the-top as ever

The Last of Us Part 2's sharp roguelike mode just got better on PC, making it my favorite in the genre this year
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | The Last of Us Part 2: No Return threatens to become so feature rich it could almost become a full game itself – and, oh yeah, the campaign is still pretty good too

Everything announced at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
By Josh West, Oscar Taylor-Kent published
List From Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananaza, here's all of the latest announcements from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

Doom: The Dark Ages' weighty shield saw and gory melee are vital to its refreshed combat loop: "The guns are more like rhythm guitars this time"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton sit down to talk guns, gore, and glorious combat in Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages' team found new inspiration from the original Doom: "We play it at the start of every project"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | "It's like the Mona Lisa to us": Doom: The Dark Ages' Hugo Martin talks revisiting the 1993 Doom, and how it inspired the team to evolve this time around

I didn't expect to say it, but Doom: The Dark Ages adding a shield and a parry somehow makes it feel more Doom than ever
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Three hours with Doom: The Dark Ages is enough to convince me these less-than-obvious additions to the series are incredibly creative, and simply superb fun

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom smashes together Super Mario 64, Katamari Damacy, and Crazy Taxi to create the wildest platformer I've ever played
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is a platformer that doesn't play by the rules, and doesn't want you to either, encouraging high speed collisions for maximum airtime

Assassin's Creed Shadows "has a little bit of Tarantino flavor", but its real secret ingredient is intrigue: "It's almost like you're watching an episode of Shogun"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Quentin Tarantino, Ninja Scroll, Shogun and more all contribute towards Assassin's Creed Shadows' unique tone, says realization and cinematic director David Nibbelin

Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual heroes has been an "opportunity" to enhance immersion in the feudal Japan story: "You get a chance to compare their two perspectives on a situation"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | David Nibbelin, Assassin's Creed Shadows' realization and cinematic director, about "emotional flow", balancing Yasuke and Naoe, and putting the series' unique spin on history

10 years on, Bloodborne remains an unmatchable feat of atmosphere thanks to the mind-boggling oppressive scale of Yharnam
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | A decade studying the dangerous streets of Bloodborne's Yharnam has me convinced – the cloying city is why it remains my favorite Soulslike

"We don't want to force one terabyte of data on the players": Assassin's Creed Shadows' tech director on the clever tricks Ubisoft uses to "go beyond" current-gen
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Assassin's Creed's Pierre Fortin talks about the huge technical leaps from Assassin's Creed Syndicate to the jaw-dropping Assassin's Creed Shadows

After 18 years, I'm convinced Assassin's Creed Shadows has perfected the series' ultimate stealth loop – all thanks to its deliciously dense castles
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Assassin's Creed Shadows features some of the snappiest stealth to date, and I can't stop going back for more
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