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Welcome

THIS MONTH’S MYTHBUSTERS

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All aboard for a new generation • We look back at the most memorable console launch in years

STICKING THE LANDING

Nioh bosses back • Not played it? Here are five reasons to…

NIOH NOW

Taylor-made news • Oscar Taylor-Kent’s news slap

Bursting from the frames • The PS4 games to replay with PS5’s hardware boost

Spirited away • Kena: Bridge Of Spirits’ co-creators Josh and Mike Grier offer new details

MGS changes lives • Snake’s iconic bionic arm is a real thing

PlayStation Voices • The month in mouthing off

FIFA 21 is a work of art • The PlayStation 5 edition makes its mark

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • This issue, the best new soundtracks…

JESS’S REAL DEAL

If looks could kill • Hitman 3 is slaying on PlayStation 5

Numbers Game • We do the maths

The PS5 power user guide • Shhh… these cheeky little secrets might save you some time

Which developer and film series are a perfect fit? • The news that Hitman dev IO Interactive is making a James Bond game gives Team OPM some ideas

Brains • Like zombies, we only want one thing. These games show us their big ones

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

“SPORTS GAMERS DESERVE BETTER – THOSE ON PS4 AS WELL AS PS5.” • Ben Wilson is okay with annual updates, if devs show transparency

“COULD PS5’S CONTROL CENTRE HELP MORE OF US REACH THE FINISH LINE?” • Nobody likes to hit a wall. Activities and guides keep you moving

REPLIES

CAN I GET A RT? • The most pleasing tweetings from the @OPM_UK timeline…

STAR LETTER NEXT-GEN

READERS’ MOST WANTED • Which games are bleeping loudest on your radar?

Hot Shots • We’re celebrating your very best PlayStation photo mode moments

TEAM OPM PICKS

Destruction AllStars • It’s twisting our metal

FACTRICK

AllStar lineup • Meet some characters, and check out their party tricks

Chorus • Warming up for a new space opera

ON THE HORIZON • The next six months, mapped out

Praey For The Gods • These titans are a big deal

Little Devil Inside • On the hunt for something original?

FACTRICK

Jett: The Far Shore • On your marks, get Jett, go

FACTRICK

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The House Of Ashes

Dreamhouse: The Game

Paradise Lost

Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 4

Neo: The World Ends With You

Override 2: Super Mech League

King Of Seas

Blood Bowl 3

GAME OF THE YEAR 2020 • Once again we’ve been at each other’s throats arguing about the year’s best games. The only way to settle things was to throw the task over to you and let you choose. Here are the 2020 Games Of The Year, in order of greatness, as decided by you and all of OPM’s other readers!

1 GHOST OF TSUSHIMA • In a year beset by lockdowns, Sony offered a great escape

2 FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE • Years and years in the making, this was well worth the wait

3 THE LAST OF US PART II • Naughty Dog’s game designer Arnaldo Licea sheds some light on your No.3

4 MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES • Miles’ turn in the spotlight made...