Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
Big Preview: Assassin's Creed Shadows – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions with the huge open world Japan's impressive stealth and combat
Big Preview Visiting Ubisoft Quebec, we report back with hours of gameplay and time spent with the devs to deep-dive into the hotly anticipated Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows hands-on: Stealthier and bloodier than ever
Preview Big Preview | After almost seven hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's an impressive and bold step forward for the open world series
The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
Best List Plan your attack in the 25 best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3
Dynasty Warriors: Origins review: "A stripped back approach champions the explosive combat's focus on visceral clashes and tactile battlefields"
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What to expect from PlayStation in 2025: Classic games, live services, and moving beyond consoles
Opinion Big in 2025 | As the fifth year of PS5 begins, the console generation is only just beginning to kick it into high-gear
Big in 2025: The 50 most anticipated upcoming video games of the year
Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game worthy of your time and attention in 2025
What makes a Suda51 game? "Mainly pro wrestling," he says, and Grasshopper's new game couldn't avoid it if they tried
Interview Interview | "I try to think about 'how video games are supposed to be', and then avoid that as much as I can": Suda51 talks his approach to developing cult classics, and what he's learned after 27 years at Grasshopper Manufacture
"A lot of people were really p*ssed off": Suda51 talks his early career, and whether he'll return to narrative-heavy games – "I do think about it a lot"
Interview Interview | From Super Fire Pro Wrestling and The Silver Case to No More Heroes, Suda51 reflects on how to make an impact
10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now
As PlayStation turns 30, 2024 has seen some of the brand's highest highs and lowest lows
Year In Review Year in Review | Franchise celebrations, PS5 Pro, ludicrously expensive failures, former Xbox exclusives, layoffs, and buyouts – it's been a rollercoaster anniversary year for PlayStation
Shadow Generations finally pays off narrative threads 20 years in the making, and yes that's important to true sickos like me
Opinion Sonic X Shadow Generations pulls out all the stops for rival 'hog Shadow's journey in his own campaign, paying off long-standing plot threads
Intergalactic: The Heretic Project's sci-fi sword fights might seem a departure for Naughty Dog, but it's actually the perfect evolution from Uncharted 4
Opinion Opinion | Promising "the deepest gameplay in Naughty Dog’s history", Intergalactic is in prime position to really evolve on the developer's previous stellar combat systems
After 9 hours, I can't bear to leave The Vatican in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Now Playing Now Playing | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's first area packs enough content that'd leave me satisfied if it was the whole game
Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Playing with established genre mechanics, Phoenix Springs is a wonderful ode to adventure games in part because of how different it feels to play
Big Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Capcom's most ambitious entry yet
Big Preview We flew to Osaka, Japan to visit Capcom and spend hours with a new build of Monster Hunter Wilds, and to meet the devs pushing the series' boundaries once again
Two Point Museum hands-on: Ghost breakouts, diarrhea curses, and acres of gifts shops breathe new life into the quirky business sim
Preview Hands-on preview | Enticing visitors to spend money and capturing their interest adds a whole new dimension to Two Point Museum that justifies it as a sequel
Cyber Monday GPU deals 2024: graphics card offers still ongoing
Deals Cyber Monday GPU deals are on the horizon, and the event should help the latest graphics cards dip below MSRP.
Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2024: all the deals still available
Deals Cybber Monday gaming laptop deals have come to an end - but some discounts are hanging around this week
Big Preview: Avowed – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Xbox's first must-play RPG of 2025
With access to Obsidian's studio and hours spent playing Avowed, we dive-deep into one of the biggest video games of next year
The joyous momentum of 16-bit Sonic is finally recaptured in 3D thanks to Penny's Big Breakaway, once you learn its fantastic and unique controls
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Penny's Big Breakaway comes from a studio made up of former Sonic Mania devs, and it shows
Avowed's Kai, who shares a voice actor with Mass Effect's Garrus, has me hooked on the RPG after only 3 hours
Opinion Opinion | Kai, voiced by Brandon "Garrus Vakarian" Keener, offers an excellent introduction to The Living Lands in Avowed, and I can't wait to continue questing together
3 hours in, here's the 10 things I love most about Avowed so far
Feature Feature | Setting out to adventure in The Living Lands, Avowed has impressed me with its incredible sense of space and tactile action that allows for plenty of experimentation
