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12 years on, this PS Vita-exclusive action adventure game still one of the very best
Feature Opinion | Remastered in 2015 for the PS4, Gravity Rush's initial handheld-only outing is one to remember
Dragon’s Dogma 2 rises onto the PLAY cover
News Plus: Life Is Strange successor Lost Records, BioWare veterans’ new sci-fi epic, the Tekken 8 verdict, and loads more inside!
Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024 to broadcast on March 21
News Tune in to see over 40 anticipated upcoming titles on PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC, with some exciting changes to the show
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth takes the next Yakuza RPG to the beach: "Hawaii fits perfectly within our narrative arc"
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | In the wake of the Like A Dragon Gaiden spin-off, here's what to expect from Kiryu and co's next steps from the devs themselves
Crow Country, an atmospheric survival horror set in 1990, is a haunting love letter to PS1-era games
Preview Big in 2024 | Crow Country from Tangle Tower developer SFB Games is inspired by the likes of Resident Evil and Silent Hill
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League targets PLAY’s cover
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League lead shrugs off live service criticisms: "It's still full of the DNA that infuses the Batman: Arkham series"
News "We don't really think of our game as fitting with any particular label"
In defense of Adam Jensen, Deus Ex Human Revolution's misunderstood champion
Feature Opinion | Not only was Deus Ex's augmented hero misunderstood, he's been forever misremembered
Witches, physicists, Tarot readers, game designers, and amateur botanists weigh in on how magic is portrayed in video games
Interview Interview | Play Magazine talks magic with the professionals to see what it means to them, in real life and in game systems
10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up
Opinion Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now
The best PlayStation demos of all-time and what made them special
Feature Holiday Long Read | Play Magazine explores some of PlayStation's most memorable demos
Genshin Impact devs on swapping open worlds and real-time combat for deftly assembled dungeons in Honkai Star Rail
Interview Interview | HoYoverse on creating Honkai Star Rail: a spacefaring RPG to stand alongside Genshin Impact
Getting stuck in a game can be the best way to bond with it and reflect on why you're playing in the first place
Opinion Holiday Long Read | How hitting a wall can force you to revisit past areas and re-appreciate them all over again
Before Baldur's Gate 3, these games made D&D's Forgotten Realms a fixture on PlayStation
Feature Play Magazine exhumes the best PlayStation games that incorporated one iconic D&D setting over the years
Revealing PLAY’s Games Of 2024 special
News Haunted themed parks, space heists, bum slapping, and more - the future of gaming starts now!
One tweet about a mecha Sylvanian Family doll inspired an acclaimed anime writer to make a Metroidvania starring a "sh**ty father" rabbit
News Gen Urobuchi is trying something new
17 years later, action RPG Steambot Chronicles still has scope to impress with its eclectic mix of robots, music and a dash of Vanilla
Opinion Opinion | "An open world with abundant side-quests and a protagonist you develop through dialogue choices? On console, in 2006?"
Wanting an even playing field in your online lobbies isn't a skill issue
Feature Opinion | It's pretty simple – skill-based matchmaking improves first-person shooters for most players
