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Games Editor @GamesRadar , former PLAY editor & OPM dep ed Plus: Edge, @PCGamer , @waypoint , @GamesMaster , @OXM , SFX | oscar.taylor-kent @futurenet .com | He/Him
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There it is. Felt a bit sick hovering over the 'post' button. But thanks so much to all the teams and contributors who have made OPM, PSM, and PLAY possible. And to everyone who read along!
With a heavy heart, we have to let you know that the next issue of PLAY will be the magazine's final one. For current subscribers, the subs team will reach out before long with next steps. More details here:
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Job change! As of this week, I'm the Games Editor of GamesRadar+ where I'll be heading up previews and reviews! Thank you to the team for being very welcoming 🙏
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It's official, I'm now Editor of
@PLAYgamingmag
! As a firm believer that it's one of the best mags and teams out there, and that we work with some of the best writers, I'm honoured!
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Due to a 'change in circumstances' I'm now in a position where I'm looking for work. RTs would be greatly appreciated! More about me on my website, and threaded below! 🧵
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We're hiring at
@PLAYgamingmag
! Mag roles are pretty unique, as you get to do a bit of everything. I'd encourage everyone to apply. Writing samples are great, and don't have to be published work. RTs appreciated.
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And with that.... my final print deadline for
@PLAYgamingmag
should be over. A strange feeling not to be planning several future issues concurrently.
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My first issue as editor 🎉
PLAY
#4
is now arriving with subscribers! Get a load of that Elden Ring cover. Subscribe here:
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Incredibly glad we could feature Hi-Fi Rush before the Tango news. Just feels incredibly shortsighted right after another wave of glowing praise for the (excellent) PS5 port.
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We're hiring for a staff writer! Based in our Bath, UK office, but UK remote is considered (travel for events and some meetings will be required). A pretty great opportunity to write about PlayStation games. Details here:
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One thing to shutter a huge part of the games media. Another to just throw the writers who have built that institution to the gutter like this. Hope this can be rectified.
We can’t access the website to backup our years of work. It’s just a landing page now.
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If you travelled back in time 15 years and told me I'd be editor of
@PLAYgamingmag
and also be in issues of
@edgeonline
,
@pcgamer
, and
@SFXmagazine
on shelves at the same time I'd have emitted a shrill and devastating psychic scream that would haunt you until the end of days.
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This might seem weird, but the OPM we all know has levelled up into PLAY. Little FAQ:
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A year in
@PLAYgamingmag
! And my first full year as editor 😱 Hugely down to the great team talent -
@milfcoppock
@crinolinerobot
@dashiellwood
@rachel_wattts
@dashiellwood
! And, of course, too many great contributors and readers to count! Looking forward to 2023 🔥
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Finally, my favourite character in the Sonic series will be playable...
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This month marks six years at Future, essentially split between three years on Official PlayStation Magazine and three years as editor of PLAY Magazine! It's hard to believe it's been so long - a decade in the games industry overall.
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Being from the UK is constantly being unsure which floor the 1st floor is.
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Joker was an okay film but I wish the other Phantom Thieves were in it.
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Surprising nobody,
@heartimecia
was definitely right - 1000xRESIST is an incredible narrative journey! One of several indie must-plays this year. Haven't stopped thinking about it since hitting credits.
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Here's a look at my first year at
@OPM_UK
in cover form! So many great issues (and great covers, of course, by
@milfcoppock
).
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This week marked my first full year at
@OPM_UK
! As expected I'm travelling, so I can't do the cool cover spread out just yet, but expect it when I'm back home.
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@Theswweet
To be fair, this already had a lot of buzz from people who follow indies before he picked it up. Happy it has more eyes on it though, of course.
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Just recently passed the 3 year mark on OPM, covering the build up to and launch of PS5, and becoming Dep Ed. Time flies. Here's all the covers I worked on. What kind of covers will be in the future? Look forward to the next issue to find out!
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Thrilled to announce I will be joining the excellent
@OPM_UK
team next Monday as Games Editor!
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What a landmark issue! Full of some fantastic words and, if you look closely, even a few from me. As someone who grew up with an Edge subscription, helping with the anniversary issue even in a tiny way is a dream come true 🙏
The 100 greatest games of the past 30 years: our special anniversary edition celebrates the finest interactive accomplishments of Edge’s lifetime. The new issue of Edge is on sale now:
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Shouting out
@KoeniginKatze
, without who
@PLAYgamingmag
simply would not be what it is. She's worked with the team for longer than I have, and one of the real secrets of being a good editor is to work with people who can help take so much off your hands.
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On shelves now! My first E3
@OPM_UK
issue 😍 Packed with so much hard work from the team, a whole E3 awards supplement, and amazing
@CyberpunkGame
covers! Was great to be out there this year!
@KoeniginKatze
@crinolinerobot
@IanDean4
@milfcoppock
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My first issue of
@OPM_UK
is finally getting to subscribers! Shelves from 8 May. Great issue from the dream team:
@KoeniginKatze
@IanDean4
@milfcoppock
@crinolinerobot
!
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Incredibly grateful for the outpouring of kind words and support! Honoured to be in the company of so many fantastic individuals! 🥂🔥
Due to a 'change in circumstances' I'm now in a position where I'm looking for work. RTs would be greatly appreciated! More about me on my website, and threaded below! 🧵
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for your consideration: not publicly posting a PDF scan of a magazine cover feature the day of its release
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Here's me on Endwalker! One of the reasons I've been so tired lately. Come read me aggressively avoid spoilers.
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is a great send-off for a decade-long story. Check out our review:
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Another heartbreaker 💔 Wishing our
@totalfilm
friends the best.
Gladiator II is on the cover of Total Film’s upcoming issue 356, which hits print and digital newsstands on October 10. It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that this will be the final issue of the print magazine.
We like to think that this final print edition is a showcase
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Today marks 2 years since I started on
@OPM_UK
! Don't have all the issues physically due to moving and pandemic, but here's what Year 2 looked like. It's been a weird old time, but some really exciting stuff in there.
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Absolutely slurping up chicken and chips, face lathered in garlic mayo, beard unkempt, hunched over the pot like a ghoul, when a side door opens and a whole parade of new starter come through for a tour of the office.
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Made a magazine again!
PLAY
#8
is arriving with subscribers now, and it comes with a 2022 calendar! Out on shelves and to buy online 16 NOV. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands flies onto the cover, and there's much more inside. Let's take a look...
Sub:
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Finished off a big issue of
@PLAYgamingmag
today. It's a good one! First time I've had to be deputy editor to no editor.
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New issue thread! PLAY 13 means we've been called PLAY for a year now. Time flies. Only possible thanks to some terrific freelancers and a great team. If you've not picked up an mag yet, I can't recommend it enough - we're collecting super entertaining reads from amazing writers.
PSVR2 is the star of the show. We break down both the headset and controllers, including why the technology is so impressive and why developers are excited to get involved. Will you be getting one?
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As ever, gaming mags could use support! Would love for people to check out what we're doing with the mag (and reach out if you want to see what's inside a full issue).
PLAY 43 is out now!
🔥The Hot 50
🤖Astro Bot
🏹Lego Horizon
👻Blumhouse Games
🤫Assassin's Creed Shadows
⚔️Monster Hunter Wilds
& lots more
On shelves and online here:
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Why redesign CG Sonic when you could just add in live action reshoots with Ben Schwartz instead?
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Just a reminder to PRs and writers looking to pitch that my email is still the same even though OPM is now PLAY! Always happy to hear about interesting things, even if I'm sometimes slow to reply 🔥
oscar [dot] taylor-kent [at] futurenet [dot] com
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We sent a big big BIG issue of
@PLAYgamingmag
today. If anything, we put TOO much great stuff inside. Look forward to it.
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It's been a year since I accepted my current role on
@OPM_UK
. It's crazy to think about. It feels like no time at all but also forever!
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The combo feeling of feeling like you're not doing enough work and being super tired because you did too much work.
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Assassin's Creed cover! A real packed issue of the mag. Still working on the next one, but it should shake out to be a landmark issue so keep a look out for that one next month.
Assassin's Creed Shadows sneaks onto the new PLAY! Plus: Monster Hunter Wilds, Ace Attorney, Dying Light: The Beast, our Concord review (really), and more!
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Goes without saying that if you need anything PLAY related, whether to pitch as a writer or to pitch a game, send it my way! oscar [dot] taylor-kent [at] futurenet [dot] com
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Thirsty Suitors is just phenomenal! Full of heart, and incredibly playful, it mixes RPG mechanics, social elements, and skateboarding in just the right amounts. An extremely well judged production, but also just joyful! Must-play!!
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If you were as enticed by Still Wakes as me then you need to read this big deep dive. Loads of new info, wonderfully written about!
The Chinese Room drills into a rich vein of ’70s horror in Still Wakes The Deep. We take an exclusive first look at this terrifying firstperson chiller in Edge 386, on sale now:
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Another issue! Packed with some great stuff from some great writers, and plenty that wasn't easy to pull together. Probably could use a nap.
PLAY
#7
is arriving with subscribers now! Out on shelves and to buy online 19 OCT. God Of War Ragnarok on the cover leads an issue full of PlayStation big hitters. Let's take a peek inside... (sorry for the office lights)
Sub:
Buy:
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My first piece for
@pcgamer
is a review of Nioh 2 which is, as expected, fantastic. Heard of some FPS issues from people with better builds than mine, but whatever my PC was doing ran it super smooth, a really nice port.
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That's me just about wrapped for the year on
@PLAYgamingmag
! It's been... a tough one! But I'm really proud of what we've managed to pull off across the core team and incredible roster of freelancers. I hope y'all, readers and writers, get to have a good break!!
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It's the time of the month subscriber copies of OPM are going out! When I'm reminded that there are real people who actually read what I write. Scary stuff.
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The Not-So Loneliest Time! shifting from 'about to see Carly Rae Jepsen live' into 'just saw Carly Rae Jepsen live' mode
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Magazine has been out mere hours and already gotten one message saying they're unsubscribing because my scores are too low. Never understood this.
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Talking 'bout game mags, have to say the likes of
@pcgamer
,
@edgeonline
,
@RetroGamer_Mag
, and us at
@PLAYgamingmag
are really knocking it out of the park lately. I love reading everything I can. Never been a better time to get stuck in:
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The PlayStation Classic should have no full games, but every demo disc ever made pre-installed.
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Very cool to get Yu & Kay on the cover!
Haven is one of eight unique subscriber-only covers of
@OPM_UK
, to celebrate the new look. We are so proud to see Yu & Kay in the front of this huge magazine :)
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Very happy to get this print (and others) from
@datcravat
at MCM!! Will post the rest of the haul later 👀
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hard to shake the feeling I've expended an immense amount of energy over the last decade for no reason - games are looking pretty bleak rn. how anyone keeps their energy I've no idea
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Putting together a passion project feature for which I have many hours of interviews, and a ton of assets. Doesn't get better than this. All I can say is: look forward to it.
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Big magazine drop! They keep on coming! Great writing in here from a bunch of talented writers (and I wrote some bits too as a treat).
PLAY
#20
is out now! Assassin's Creed Mirage leaps onto the cover as it leads the way for the series' exciting future. Available in shops, or we ship globally online.
#assassinscreed
Sub:
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Buy magazines to support more great features like this 🙏
Shaping Your Worlds: Larian Studios, Techland, HoYoverse, Billy Goat Entertainment, and CD Projekt Red discuss what goes into building your favourite gaming worlds. PLAY 40 is out now:
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Issue 155 is a real beauty. Huge fold-out cover for my Just Cause 4 cover feature, which includes a great chat with game director
@Fraps77
about the evolution of open world games! Get it in your system!
@justcause
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This is what happens when you rank Final Fantasy XII as the best Final Fantasy. A new magazine is formed.
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it's a yes from me
Oscar has been replaying all the routes in that damn Shadow The Hedgehog. Is this a cry for help, y/n?
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New issue is out now! Always a pleasure to plumb the depths of HoYo, and some very candid and enlightening details in this huge cover interview. Including a lot about the game's writing and localisation.
PLAY
#33
is out now!
@honkaistarrail
blasts off onto the cover, with a special foil and spot UV treatment on physical editions. We talk to the devs all about the big PS5 launch! Take a peek at what's inside below...👀
Sub:
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Once again
@KoeniginKatze
knocks it out of the park with an incredible interview with The Last Of Us' crew! 😱🔥
Looking forward to
@TheLastofUsHBO
? Get ready with our big interview on shelves today! We speak with
@Neil_Druckmann
,
@BellaRamsey
, Craig Mazin, and Pedro Pascal about putting together a fantastic game-to-screen adaptation. 🔥
Get it here:
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An Xbox game on a PlayStation magazine!? On shelves Tuesday. (Thanks to
@gamesdaly
for having good lighting 🔥)
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If you were wondering why I was randomly playing every Star Wars game on PlayStation... it wasn't so random! Almost five digits worth of words about the series' gaming history in here.
Star Wars' gaming legacy is a long one! To really appreciate SWO, we pick apart the series' gaming history. Republic Commando! Kyle Katarn! All the Battlefronts!
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These monthly preview threads really highlight what a special mag
@PLAYgamingmag
is to put together each month. Great games writers writing about what they love, and not just covering what's expected. A pleasure to enable that with each issue.
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Oh my gosh the new
@OPM_UK
- the subs cover is looking gorgeous 😍 Big features by me on Star Wars and Borderlands 3. Plus a massive blowout on what that new PlayStation is all about. Brilliant work by the whole team and freelancers. Look out for it!
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Just downloaded the perfect press kit. This is quite the moment. Once a year if you're lucky. Everything I could need is right here. It's beautiful.
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feels like a lot of people are having milestones right now - later this year will mark 10 years in the games industry for me (across publishing and media). maybe I'll take some time off as a treat 😴😴😴
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If ya missed it, I wrote about LA Noire about a week ago over at Waypoint. Specifically about how it handles problems with authority. Hooray. I like that game.
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Been thinking a lot about LA Noire again lately. Very flawed, but so much to love. I wrote about its complicated relationship with gamifying 40s policing a couple of years back (with great edits from
@Danielleri
!):
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