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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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