Official Playstation Magazine-uk Podcast

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. Click to download […]