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ISSUE 161 / MAY 2019

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Oscar Taylor-Kent

GAMES EDITOR

He played tentacle-themed

horror The Sinking City

(p68) a lot; we ink Oscar’s

turning into a cephalopod.

Nah, just squidding.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Devil May Cry 5

FAVE PSYCHIC HERO

Razputin ‘Raz’ Aquato

Miriam McDonald

OPERATIONS EDITOR

Mim’s looking forward to

Bloodlines 2 (p10) coming

to PS4. She’ll perform a

vein-ish-ing act when it

finally releases.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Trüberbrook

FAVE PSYCHIC HERO

Alma Wade

Jess Kinghorn

STAFF WRITER

After playing Control (p48),

Jess refuses to go near

the cheese-filled OPM

fridge. “Brie quiet, there’s

monsters,” she whispers.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Sekiro

FAVE PSYCHIC HERO

Alessa Gillespie

Milford Coppock

MANAGING ART EDITOR

Days Gone’s Seattle setting

has Milf encouraging the

OPM staff to reminisce

about the ’90s. It smells like

team spirit to us.

GAME OF THE MONTH

Devil May Cry 5

FAVE PSYCHIC HERO

Psycho Mantis

THIS MONTH’S NEW WEIRD WONDERS

GAME OF THE MONTH

The Division 2

FAVE PSYCHIC HERO

Emily Kaldwin

“WE VISIT

REMEDY TO

GO HANDS-ON

WITH NEW

WEIRD HORROR

SHOOTER

CONTROL.”

C

an you hear that? A faint purring

sound? It’s your PS4 warming up to a

year’s worth of amazing new games

that’ll soon be coming its way. This issue we

lead on two of the best as we visit Remedy

to go hands-on with new weird horror

shooter Control (p48) and embrace every

mile of Days Gone in our in-depth play

through Sony Bend’s open world (p58).

There are some hidden gems coming too,

including The Sinking City (p68). This open

world horror feels very Silent Hill and is

already a pick for being 2019’s sleeper hit.

We don’t neglect the amazing games here

right now either: we embrace the challenge

of Sekiro (p78), give our verdict on The

Division 2 (p92), and question whether Apex

Legends needs to do more now its battle

pass is out in the wilds (p100).

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Ian Dean

EDITOR

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