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ISSUE 174 / MAY 2020

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Oscar Taylor-Kent

GAMES EDITOR

Oscar finished P5 Royal in

94 hours for his review this

issue (p84). Time was

against him, but he finished

the game noon too soon.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Nioh 2

BEST LAUNCH GAME

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Miriam McDonald

OPERATIONS EDITOR

We go on set with some

of PS4’s leading FMV game

devs (p60). “I’ll be bigger

than peanut butter,”

exclaims Mim.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Persona 5 Royal

BEST LAUNCH GAME

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

Jess Kinghorn

STAFF WRITER

After visting the studio

behind West Of Dead (p30)

‘Jessie’ has gone full

cowgirl. We wish she’d

stop foaling around.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Persona 5 Royal

BEST LAUNCH GAME

Rez Infinite

Milford Coppock

MANAGING ART EDITOR

Green Hell (p16) is a

survival horror. It’s also a

moment that happens once

an issue when Ian wants to

use green on the cover.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Doom Eternal

BEST LAUNCH GAME

Ridge Racer

THIS MONTH’S NEXT-GEN PLAYERS

GAME OF THE MONTH

Doom Eternal

BEST LAUNCH GAME

Resistance: Fall Of Man

“THE ARRIVAL

OF WARZONE

SHOWS PS

STILL HAS THE

CAPACITY TO

SURPRISE.”

B

efore I begin, stay safe and healthy.

Now more than ever it’s nice to look

forward to new games coming to a

new console, and while a finalised launch

lineup is some way off, this issue we detail

all the games we know are coming to

PlayStation 5, and some we hope will be

there. Turn to p44 to discover games you

will, and could be, playing on your PS5.

The end of a generation holds a similar

excitement to the start of one, and Ghost

Of Tsushima is shaping into one of PS4’s

best games. On p6 we reveal more details

of the story and screenshots from PS4’s last

hurrah. On p68 we get a glimpse into Call Of

Duty’s future as the free-to-play Warzone

arrives; discover the 25 reasons why the

series’ battle royale is a must-play.

The arrival of Warzone shows PS4 still has

the capacity to surprise, and with games

such as Predator: Hunting Grounds (p12)

West Of Dead (p30), and Skater XL (p40) in

the wings there’s more yet to come.

Ian Dean

EDITOR

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