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OPM UK Podcast Episode 47

opmpodcast — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:05:24 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 46

opmpodcast — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:25:14 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 45

opmpodcast — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:29:40 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 44

opmpodcast — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:31:02 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 43

opmpodcast — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:52:23 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 42

opmpodcast — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:20:13 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 41

opmpodcast — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:15:11 +0000

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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OPM UK Podcast Episode 40

opmpodcast — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:00:42 +0000

Birthdays birthdays birthdays! With the OPM podcast turning 40 and the mag turning 75, this month editor Ben Wilson and the team celebrate the only way they know how: by talking videogames. There’s a detailed look at Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 multiplayer, reactions to the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes reveal, plus Hitman Absolution, Dishonored, Skyrim DLC, Jesus’s favourite PS3 game and much more.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 39

opmpodcast — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:52:14 +0000

With Olympics fever gripping the country, world, and Official PlayStation Magazine office, this podcast episode sees Ben Wilson and the team outlining which games liked to see turned into medal-winning events, and evangelising the official London 2012 videogame. There’s loads more info on cover game Star Wars 1313, Sleeping Dogs goes under the reviews radar, a new man makes his debut, and a member of the team is rightly chastised for never having seen Cool Runnings.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 38

opmpodcast — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:28:07 +0000

In this edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast, editor Ben Wilson and the team run down the top ten of the OPM ‘hot 50′ – the best games coming to PS3 and Vita, as voted for by you. Elsewhere the guys delve deeper into Sony’s purchase of Gaikai, talk cover games FIFA 13 and Need For Speed Most Wanted, and explain why everyone in the works is wrong about London 2012.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 37

opmpodcast — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:08:20 +0000

With E3 in the books, this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team looking back on the winners and losers from gaming’s biggest supershow – like Beyond, The Last Of Us, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. There’s more on issue 72 cover game Hitman Absolution, a farewell to a much-loved member of the crew, plus tangential chat about new Thundercats and, er, what Batman has downstairs.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 36

opmpodcast — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:31:23 +0000

With the biggest trade show on the gaming calendar just around the corner, this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team making their predictions for E3 in Los Angeles, as well as taking a closer look at one of the biggest games guaranteed to be there: Call Of Duty: Black Ops II. Slo-mo shooter Max Payne 3 goes under the reviews microscope, plus PS4, California Love, Euro 2012, Tulisa’s best assets, and the team’s greatest gaming series of all time…

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 35

opmpodcast — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:35:03 +0000

There’s a very specific theme to this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast: don’t try this at home. Staff writer Phil Iwaniuk relives his attempt to play Gran Turismo 5 for 24 hours straight, associate editor Leon Hurley explains what it’s like to fire a real sniper rifle, and staff writer Louise Blain reveals what it’s like to spend every working day in fear of a videogame-branded crossbow. We’ve also got more on cover game Aliens: Colonial Marines, plus God Of War: Ascension, Journey and Man-O-War Revenge. (One of those may not be real.)

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 34

opmpodcast — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:59:32 +0000

Goodbye Ezio, hello… Connor? This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast finds editor Ben Wilson and the team taking a closer look at Assassin’s Creed III, discussing what Quantic Dream’s new tech demo Kara means for the future of PS3, and revisiting the midnight launch of PlayStation Vita. Also: the team’s all-time favourite game soundtracks, who they’d give their last Rolo to, and staff writer Louise takes on the tequila challenge…

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 33

opmpodcast — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:11:51 +0000

Elena Fisher didn’t turn up at the office to mark February 2012′s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast, but Ben Wilson and the team are still all about love as they talk Joel’s visit to Hong Kong to see Sleeping Dogs, their admiration for the beautiful new PS Vita, and a game character Dave loved so much his death brought him to tears. Also find out whether Prototype 2 really is PS3′s goriest game, and what robots think of Skyrim finally being fixed.

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OPM UK Podcast 32

opmpodcast — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:34:31 +0000

If 2012 really is the year that the world ends, the Official PlayStation Magazine team are going out partying. Their first podcast of the year sees editor Ben Wilson and colleagues discussing the readers’ ten most wanted games of the next 12 months (sadly, there’s no place for South Park), the new project from the studio that made Uncharted, what it was like to go behind the scenes on the Batman series, and all manner of other PS3 and PS Vita goodness.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 31

opmpodcast — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:30 +0000

Farewell 2011! In the special final podcast of the year, editor Ben Wilson and the Official PlayStation Magazine team look back at the last 12 months, revealing the top ten PS3 games of 2011 as voted for by you, the team’s professional highs and lows, and the very worst games of the year. Also get the lowdown on this month’s cover game Max Payne, and hear the OPM Christmas single for the first time. Yes, we said Christmas single…

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 30

opmpodcast — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:44:28 +0000

The landmark 30th episode of the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team beset by slow-moving dragons as they debate whether or not lag and other issues make Skyrim unplayable. Reviews editor Joel Gregory explains what it was like to spend a day in Tokyo with MGS creator Hideo Kojima for this month’s cover feature, and the team chew over all the big Xmas releases. Is Assassin’s really that great? Is Saints Row really that pump? Listen in to hear for yourself.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 29

opmpodcast — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:24:48 +0000

New people, new people! This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine sees two fresh voices joining the team in staff writers Phil Iwaniuk and Louise Blain. As well as getting to know the noobs, editor Ben Wilson and the team chew over the GTA V reveal, delve deeper into Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and decide whether or not Portal 2 deserved the Golden Joystick for Ultimate Game Of The Year.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 28

opmpodcast — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:08:54 +0000

It’s all about the hands-on in episode 28 of the Official PlayStation magazine podcast as editor Ben Wilson and the team discuss their impressions of Skyrim and Saints Row The Third from recent behind-closed-doors gameplay sessions, as well as the shock verdicts on new football games FIFA 12 and PES 2012. Also discover the team’s favourite fun-but-crap PlayStation games (godspeed, Jaws Unleashed), hear what robots think of Crytek adopting the Homefront series, and join in with a special gaming edition of Snog Marry Avoid. (Sadly minus Jenny Frost.)

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 27

opmpodcast — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:15:35 +0000

This month Official PlayStation Magazine’s podcast sees editor Ben Wilson and the team recapping the highs (Borderlands 2, Joe Danger The Movie, a currywurst a day) and lows (bottled German water, nights in listening to Erasure) of Gamescom, finally looking to end the war between Battlefield 3 and Call Of Duty, and getting robots to analyse the future of PES. Yes, really. Also discover what would happen if Jedward or Katie Price were ever immortalised in game form (it’s not pretty), and discover why deputy editor Leon Hurley thinks FIFA could be improved with… sniper rifles.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 26

opmpodcast — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:41:57 +0000

With Gamescom – the biggest European trade show on the gaming calendar – under two weeks away, this month’s episode sees editor Ben Wilson and the OPM team predict exactly what will do down in Germany – including not one but two Mirror’s Edge sequels. There’s in-depth chat about Bioshock Infinite (including a tale of Irrational boss Ken Levine seductively eating ice cream), verdicts on Deus Ex (great) and Call Of Juarez (awful), and departing production editor Sarah Ditum unveils her three all-time favourite reader letters too.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 25

opmpodcast — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:24:34 +0000

Is Aliens: Colonial Marines really going to be any good? What would happen if Naughty Dog were to make a kart racer? And why are the Official PlayStation Magazine team so keen to see Piers Morgan, Jeremy Kyle and Steve Jones turned into sackboys? Just three of the important questions answered by editor Ben Wilson and the gentlemen of OPM in this month’s podcast. Also covered: PS Vita, the Uncharted 3 beta, You Bet, Thundercats, using Chun Li’s legs as an office fan, and the amazing story of reviews ed Joel eating a DualShock in anger. Yes, eating. Enjoy…

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OPM 2011 E3 Podcast Part 2

opmpodcast — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:54:53 +0000

The second and final special edition Official PlayStation Magazine podcast from E3 finds editor Ben Wilson, FirstPlay boss David Boddington and Future Games editor-in-chief Tim Clark at LAX airport, reflecting on the best games of the show – including Batman, Skyrim, Uncharted and many more – as well as sharing their personal high and low points, like the startled reaction of Mr Mass Effect 3 to a very particular request from Mr Clark.

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OPM 2011 E3 Podcast 1

opmpodcast — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:04:44 +0000

The team begin their E3 odyssey. OPM ed Ben Wilson, editor in chief Tim Clark and Firstplay producer Dave Boddington swap notes and talk about show. Topics include the PlayStation Vita, the new PlayStation 3D monitor and all the big games. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Assassin’s Creed: Revolution, Bioshock Infinite and more.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 24

opmpodcast — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:29:16 +0000

E3 is happening but don’t panic! This month’s podcast is full of speculation and discussion – the games, the big reveals, what surprises to expect and more. We also talk about the recent Modern Warfare 3 leak and the new subscription service, Elite. We also talk Hitman: Absolution, argue with Leon, play Name That Tune and, sadly, say goodbye to long time OPMer Rachel, as she leaves the mothership for good.

Don’t forget you can keep track of all things E3, they happen through our Official PlayStation Magazine UK Twitter feed and OPM Facebook page.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 23

opmpodcast — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:51:35 +0000

This month the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast answers that critical question: which of team OPM has the best shoes? With the important stuff out of the way we then go on to discover why FIFA 12 is such a radical reinvention for the series. There are exciting changes afoot in the world of PS3 football. We also talk about the PSN outage, argue with Leon about arguing, and discuss whether Deus Ex: Human Revolution will change the way you play shooters. Plus our new, amaz-o competition, Name That Tune, returns.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 22

opmpodcast — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:03:14 +0000

This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast finds editor Ben Wilson and the team uncovering new treasures in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception on the back of the exclusive feature in issue 58 of OPM, reliving the day news editor Rach went to London to dress up as FEAR 3’s Alma, and interrogating dep ed Leon about his review of Operation Flashpoint: Red River. Robo Flame Wars tackles the burning issue of Homefront’s campaign length, and there’s a new competition feature where you can win amazing stuff just by recognising three pieces of in-game music… as sung by members of the team. Yes, really.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 21

opmpodcast — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:16:59 +0000

This month sees the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast turn 21, but there’s no time for partying because editor Ben Wilson and the team are too busy discussing a top-secret hands-on with LA Noire, nanosuiting through New York in Crysis 2, and chastising one particular naughty developer for not letting them review an amazing new shooter. Plus the inside story of news ed Rachel Weber roaming London dressed as Alma from FEAR (yes, really), and the team reveal which game character part they’d like to have transplanted onto their bodies.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 20

opmpodcast — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:29:28 +0000

In this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast: editor Ben Wilson and the team discuss cover game Skyrim’s chances of surpassing Oblivion (and winning the title of most innuendo-laced game name ever), debate whether or not PlayStation Phone will catch on, investigate Rockstar crim-sim LA Noire, and partake in a contest to see who can do the best Ray Winstone impression. Oh, and there’s loads of winding up Leon, and robots lamenting the death of Guitar Hero.

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OPM PSP 2 Tokyo launch special

opmpodcast — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:23:44 +0000

You might have noticed the not-exactly-tiny news that PSP2 was announced this week. Woo! Ahem. OPM has had a man in Tokyo all week – associate editor Nathan Ditum – in order to attend the launch and actually play the new handheld in the company of Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida. In this special edition podcast, Nath gives editor Ben Wilson the lowdown on what PSP2 feels like to play, what PlayStation Suite means for the future of gaming, and how Yoshida responded when we questioned him about the whereabouts of PS4.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 19

opmpodcast — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:06:00 +0000

In this month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast: we talk about our Killzone 3 review, give our Red Faction Armageddon and Homefront impressions, Tim also gets excited about Dead Space 2 (again) and Leon discusses the implication of the recent PS3 hack. We also let our Robot Flame wars loose on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 18

opmpodcast — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:41:36 +0000

This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast: Christmas edition will jingle your bells as the team reveal the winners and losers in this year’s Game of The Year Awards. After the arguments Ben talks Uncharted 3, Tim goes sci-fi mental, the robots make some new year’s resolutions, and Leon gets all technical with LittleBigPlanet 2. It’s better than anything you’ll find in your stocking.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 17

opmpodcast — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:47:34 +0000

This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast finds editor-in-chief Tim Clark and the team playing Gran Turismo 5 at long long long long long long last, discussing the fallout of another massive Call Of Duty launch, and asking what the creators of inFamous 2 have learned from working with the Uncharted 2 team. Elsewhere the team – including podcast debutante Sarah Ditum – rate Rachel’s chances of appearing in Playboy (yes, really) and offer up some relationship advice for an especially lonely reader. And much, much more too.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 16

opmpodcast — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:43:31 +0000

This month’s Official PlayStation Magazine podcast is brought to you by the number 8, as the boys (and Rach) discuss why so many of this year’s big releases keep picking up the same score. Lady Weber also tells us all about her world exclusive hands-on with Homefront, dep ed Leon delivers his verdict on Call Of Duty: Black Ops based on a trip to developer Treyarch, and the team reveal which game characters they’d pick as their parents.

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OPM Golden Joysticks Special

opmpodcast — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:53:29 +0000

In this special one-off podcast the Official PlayStation Magazine brains ponder the PlayStation runners and riders at this year’s Golden Joystick awards. Predictably, it swiftly results in bitter recriminations and stifled tears.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 15

opmpodcast — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:18:21 +0000

To celebrate the 50th issue of Official PlayStation Magazine the team discuss the best PlayStation games of all times as chosen by the readers. And by ‘discuss’ we mean ‘talk increasingly hysterically over each other’. We’ve also got the latest on the wrongest game to come out of Japan since the last one, Rachel literally does some rapping, plus we reveal which game franchises we’d happily drive into the woods and shoot. All that plus Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, FIFA 11 vs PES 2011 and the best Robot Flame Wars yet.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 14

opmpodcast — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:52:15 +0000

This month team OPM fight illness to bring you the latest on Batman: Arkham Asylum. The pointy-eared hero’s sequel looks huge and we’re the only PlayStation mag to have visited RockSteady to see it in action. We also get down with the dead and talk about Dead Rising 2, live with 3D, and say what we really think about Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. (It’s not pretty.) We also have Robot Flame Wars and answer your questions including the all-important, what did happen to Pumpey the Heart?

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OPM Gamescom Podcast 2010

opmpodcast — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:24:57 +0000

Fresh from this year’s Gamescom, editor Ben Wilson and the OPM team convene to discuss what surprises the event revealed. With info directly from the show floor we talk about Bioshock Infinite, explain LittleBigPlanet 2’s new sequencer mode, and try to decipher what the Resistance 3 teaser trailer might mean for the threequel. We also see if our pre-show predictions came true (the ones that weren’t cheaty), and get excited about what’s changing in FIFA 11.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 13

opmpodcast — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:31:58 +0000

This month the OPM podcast team are sitting in the dark and shining torches in each other’s faces as they talk PlayStation horror games. Also up for discussion is our controversial Mafia II review, a report from Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’s dev studio, and we ask whether Catlevania: Lords of Shadow could be a God Of War III beater. Surprising answer: maybe. Plus we’ll be gazing into our crystal balls and trying to predict this year’s Gamescom announcements. (It can’t be worse than the complete strike out at E3.) All that, and your emails and tweets answered.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 12

opmpodcast — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:32:23 +0000

It’s our birthday this month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast, and to celebrate a year of crowding into a small room and talking we’re giving away a 4GB iPod Shuffle, some signed Final Fantasy artwork and more. We also talk about Killzone 3 in 3D, why Singularity has been unfairly overlooked, what the team makes of PlayStation Move and why Rage could be the shooter of 2011. We also take a look back over the E3 predictions made by the team in the last podcast, and rule out a career in fortune telling forever.

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OPM E3 Podcast Day 3

opmpodcast — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:55:38 +0000

E3 Special: Official PlayStation Magazine’s Ben Wilson and David Boddington are back in the cab and reporting on the third and final day of the show with GamesRadar’s George Walter. On today’s episode Dave falls in love with Killzone 3 in 3D and gives us hands-on impressions from fellow shooters RAGE and Call Of Duty: Black Ops, while Ben tells us why he’s so excited about FIFA 11 and has a metaphorical go on Mel B. The boys also pick out their non-gaming highlights of the show, which include live baseball, the Warner Bros. backlot, and Rey Mysterio Jr.

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OPM E3 Podcast Day 2

opmpodcast — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:54:05 +0000

E3 Special: Official PlayStation Magazine’s Tim Clark and David Boddington report on the second day of the show from a hotel roof party in LA. In this episode the guys give their hands-on impressions of three huge upcoming racers – Criterion’s awesomely fast Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, classic reboot Driver San Francisco, and Polyphony Digital’s breathtaking Gran Turismo 5 – while Dave speaks highly of new dystopic shooter Brink, and Tim is blown away by the animation technology behind Rockstar’s upcoming thriller LA Noire.

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OPM E3 CabCast Day 1

opmpodcast — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:34:29 +0000

E3 Special: The magazine’s brave away team of Tim Clark, Ben Wilson and David Boddington report on the show from the back of a taxi in LA. In this episode the team are finally convinced by 3D, debate whether Move represents a brave new world of gaming, and discuss the relative merits of EA’s new shooters, Medal Of Honor and Bulletstorm. There’s also a round-up of news from around the show, and a fairly terrifying bit of celeb-spotting.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 11

opmpodcast — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:50:28 +0000

This month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast the team discuss cover game Call Of Duty: Black Ops, talk about Halo developer Bungie’s upcoming PS3 game, and laugh about what happened to Joel’s trousers while he was reviewing Red Dead Redemption. There’s also the team’s reactions to LittleBigPlanet 2, our predictions for E3 and, somehow, the continued appearance of Robot Flame Wars. Enjoy.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 10

opmpodcast — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:58:16 +0000

This month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast the team discuss this year’s hottest PS3 shooters, wonder where the next GTA will be set, swoon over the new 3D Bravias and try to understand Linux. That bit doesn’t go so well to be honest. There’s also tips on how to survive the summer games drought and the ill-advised return of our Robot Flame Wars feature.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 9

opmpodcast — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:48:23 +0000

This month the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast features a fire alarm, a singing comedian and several robot voices, as editor-in-chief Tim Clark and the team discuss the latest and greatest events in the world of PS3. Leon talks us through his time with Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Rachel bigs up new shooter Bodycount, and Tim and Nathan explain how things are going our brand new interactive show, FirstPlay. Here’s a clue: they’re both pretty tired.

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 8

opmpodcast — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:02:40 +0000

This month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast Editor in chief Tim Clark and the team are crammed back into a tiny foam-lined room to discuss Nathan’s review of God of War 3 and reveal FirstPlay – our brand new interactive show coming soon to PSN. Plus Rachel tells everyone about seeing ballet in 3D and Leon goes mad. About pretty much everything. (Make sure you keep listening past the closing music for a coleslaw-related flip out.)

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 7

opmpodcast — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:18:40 +0000

This month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast the team are feeling refreshed from the Christmas break and ready to share their thoughts on what to expect in the year ahead. Editor-in-chief Tim Clark and the team discuss their wildly different experiences playing Heavy Rain, God of War creator David Jaffe joins us to discuss Darksiders vs Dante’s Inferno vs Bayonetta and the team try to predict the 2010 Christmas number one. (Oh, and listen past the closing credits for a frankly shameful outtake…)

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OPM UK Podcast Episode 6

opmpodcast — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:17:24 +0000

This month on the Official PlayStation Magazine podcast you find the team ravaged by Christmas deadline and propped up by backstreet energy drinks. Through the haze of mince pies, fatigue and fury, editor-in-chief Tim Clark and his editorial elves discuss the announcement of this month’s cover game Dead Space 2, talk up the biggest titles coming in 2010, and look back over a year of gaming heroes, villains and blockbusters.

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