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.
Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
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Cover reveal: Wo Long slices onto the front of PLAY
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus: huge hands-ons with PSVR2, Resi 4, and Street Fighter 6, and verdicts on God Of War Ragnarok, Gotham Knights, Modern Warfare 2, and more!
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Sonic Frontiers review: "No sense of momentum whatsoever"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Review
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Bayonetta 3 review: "When the witch takes charge, this demonic fighter is better than ever"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Review
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage leaps onto PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News With more Assassin’s Creed games on the way. Plus: Iizuka on Sonic Frontiers, God Of War Ragnarok, hands-on with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, and more!
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Bayonetta 3 hands-on: Lightning-fast combat that teaches an old witch new tricks
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview From giant summons to a brand new character, PlatinumGames shakes up a familiar formula
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Genshin Impact blooms onto PLAY’s newest cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News The RPG devs talk evolving the game, PS5, and the anniversary. Plus: Gotham Knights, the Until Dawn studio’s new chiller, The Last Of Us Part I, and more inside!
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion will be a must-play ahead of FF7 Rebirth
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature Getting ready for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in 2023? Then the Crisis Core remaster should be considered a vital detour
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How Frogwares built detective RPG The Sinking City, a Silent Hill-style mystery for fans of lateral thinking
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Interview The Sinking City is rich with clues, but firmly avoids hand-holding mission markers - Frogwares' CEO Wael Amr explains how they built such a complex, rewarding, open world
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COD Modern Warfare 2 takes aim at PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff last updated
News Plus: Skull & Bones, Midnight Suns, FIFA 23, gaming movies, the GTA Top 100 and more!
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Street Fighter 6 punches up PLAY's latest cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Exclusive access, plus hands-on with Sonic Frontiers, diving into PS Plus' upgrade, and more!
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PLAY’s 180-page special details everything Summer Games Fest and beyond
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff last updated
News Midnight Suns takes the cover, plus The Last Of Us, God Of War, Star Wars, Resident Evil, and more
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How The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle is crafting an unexplored corner of Tamriel
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature TESO creative director Rich Lambert maps out the uncharted waters of the well-covered continent
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PlayStation’s 100 best games get the PLAY cover treatment
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
News Unveiling the Top 10 – from PS1 to PS5, PLAY ranks every definitive, unmissable adventure
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The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle sets sail for PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
News Plus, Until Dawn’s new successor, get creative with Dreams, the story behind Mass Effect’s score, VTM Swansong, and more!
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PSVR2 lights up PLAY’s latest cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
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!
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Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY’s review special
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
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!
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Final Fantasy Origin turns PLAY’s cover to chaos
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News Plus, PSVR2’s reveal, the hottest 2022 indies, everything we know about Final Fantasy VII Remake 2, and more!
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Why Elden Ring is so much more than an 'open world Dark Souls'
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Feature Inside Elden Ring: FromSoftware's fantasy adventure is overflowing with approachable challenge, eviscerating combat, and boundless exploration
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Elden Ring sits atop the throne of PLAY’s new cover
By Play Staff, Oscar Taylor-Kent, Ali Jones published
News Plus, the future of gaming, Uncharted on PS5, the best games of 2021, open world Sonic, and more!
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The Play team debate which kids book they would turn into a game
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
News Traumatized by fairy stories as children, the team decide which villains they’d like to thump as adults
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Horizon Forbidden West leads PLAY’s Games Of 2022 issue
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
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!
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Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands flies onto PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
News Plus, the making of GTA III, the Christmas Gift Guide, Suicide Squad, Final Fantasy Origin, and more!
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God Of War Ragnarok ascends to PLAY’s cover
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Play Staff published
News Plus, Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, Gran Turismo 7, Battlefield 2042, and more
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