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Bioshock, Bioshock, Bioshock – if there’s a recurring theme to this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine UK podcast it’s a certain game whose name ends in Infinite. In this episode, Ben Wilson and the team discuss the game’s controversial ending, best and worst vigors, lasting legacy and much more. Elsewhere there’s a detailed look at Issue 83 cover game Thief, plus loads of talk about Batman: Arkham Origins, Skyrim DLC, and which games the team would take to a desert island with them.

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It’s real, and we’re so excited about it that we’ve dedicated almost an entire podcast to discussing its innards, its games, and its lovely, tasty looking new pad. This month deputy editor Joel Gregory helms the PS4 special, in which we run the rule over the best of the announced games so far, including Louise talking new Assassin’s Creed and Leon discussing “moving the parallax”. Thrilling stuff. We’ve also got verdicts on Crysis 3, God Of War: Ascension, and Tomb Raider. Plus, Meiks laughs a lot at the word “pawn”, because he’s an immature child. Enjoy!

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With a potential PS4 reveal on the horizon, this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast finds editor Ben Wilson and the team analysing the chances of Sony’s next-gen console being unveiled at the PlayStation Meeting event in New York. Elsewhere staff writer Phil delves deeper into new Vita hopes Tearaway and Killzone Mercenary, Dead Space 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines get dissected, and one member of the team lifts the lid on ‘tentpole’ gaming. It’s not what you think…

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A new year is here, and this episode of the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast finds editor Ben Wilson and the team looking ahead to the next 12 months in gaming. Is Bioshock Infinite going to live up to the hype? What are the chances of PS4 emerging before the year is out? And will THQ games like WWE, Homefront, Saints Row and Red Faction survive now that the company has gone bankrupt? Listen in for answers to all of the above, and much more.

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Merry Christmas! The special festive edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine Podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team looking back on the highs and lows of 2012, as well as revealing your choice for game of the year and what they most want for Christmas. Elsewhere there’s new info on issue 79 cover game Bioshock Infinite, plus the team’s thoughts on The Phantom Pain, Dark Souls II, The Getaway 3 (!) and much more.

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Christmas is coming and Team OPM is in full gorging mode – but for games like Hitman Absolution and Dishonored, rather than turkey, stuffing and mince pies. On this month’s podcast, Ben Wilson and colleagues discuss the Game Of The Year hopes of those two big hitters, as well as debating whether or not Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes should be held back for PS4, and outlining why Assassin’s Creed III is one of 2012′s greatest disappointments.

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Winter is coming as they say on Game Of Thrones, and this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team looking ahead to this Christmas’s biggest games – including a report from Montreal on Assassin’s Creed III and Far Cry 3, a review face-off between PES and FIFA, and a passionate explanation of why you have to play Borderlands 2. Elsewhere the guys and girls talk Monster Hunter, secret hobbies and, er, Steps concerts, while a favourite son from The North makes his triumphant return.

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