Playstation The Official Magazine Issue 84

This magazine is cover dated June 2013 and priced at £5.99. A free blu-ray disc was attached which included several playable demos.

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The Big 10
1) Bat to the Beginning - 3 pages (10-12)
 * The Caped Crusader glides onto PS3 this October in Arkham Origins

2) GTA goes RPG?! - 1 page (13)
 * Game V delivers ability to level up Michael and pals.

3) One button to rule them all - 2 pages (14-15)
 * Devs queue up to praise PS4's Share functionality.

4) Champion comeback - 2 pages (16-17)
 * Tactical tweaks make FIFA 14 the favourite for another title win.

5) "For us it's important to show the brutality within the context" - 1 page (18)
 * Naughty Dog talks the violent horror hidden inside The Last of Us - as we get to sample it for ourselves.

6) LucasArts bows out - 1 page (19)
 * Iconic Star Wars developer dealt a deathblow by Disney.

7) The Phantom Pain + Ground Zeroes = MGS V - 2 pages (20-21)
 * The long and winding Metal Gear mystery is finally solved as two become one with V coming to PS3.

8) Roar of the Indies - 2 pages (22-23)
 * It's official: PlayStation is the home for independent titles, and it's got the (slightly odd) games to prove it.

9) Infinite hero quest - 1 page (24)
 * Official Bioshock game is a lovely Booker surprise.

10) Should Dead Space be left out in the cold? - 1 page (25)
 * Joel Gregory vs Dave Meikleham

Agenda
Reborn again - 1 page (27)

10 questions for Michele Caletti - 1⅔ pages (28-29)
 * MotoGP mogul on VR, theropods and working at his dream studio.

Building Magic - 1 page (30)
 * Disney's Clark Spencer talks about the gaming worlds of Wreck-It Ralph.

Flying Kickstarter - (31)
 * Street Fighter series gets funding campaign.

Personal - 1 page (32) Want That - 1 page (33)
 * Luck of the Irish: How the Boston Celtics ruined Phil Iwaniuk's NBA 2K13 career.
 * Letter from Home: Louise Blain tries to find out if she'd make the ideal Doctor Who companion.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z - 1⅔ pages (34-35)

The PlayStation entertainment plan - 1 page (36)

Five years ago in OPM - OPM #19 - (37)

Previews
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (PS3) - 3 pages (42-44)

Lost Planet 3 (PS3) - 2 pages (46-47)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PS3) - 1 page (48)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4) - 1 page (49)

Battlefield 4 (PS3) - 2 pages (50-51)

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, GRID 2, Resident Evil: Revelations (PS3) - 2 pages (52-53)

MotoGP 13 (PS3,Vita) - 1 page (54)

Tearaway (Vita) - 1 page (55)

Saints Row IV (PS3) - 2 pages (56-57)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - 1⅔ pages (58-59)

Thief (PS4) - 2 pages (60-61)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PS3) - 1 page (62)

Dark Souls II (PS3) - ⅔ page (63)

Payday 2 (PS3) - 1 page (64)

The latest on... - 1 page (65)

Features
Vision of the Future - Phil Iwaniuk - 8 pages (68-75)
 * Phil Iwaniuk discovers how Killzone: Shadow Fall will change everything you know about corridor shooters.

In the mood for... Pets - 2 pages (76-77)

The secret diary of a games tester - David Valjalo - 5 pages (79-83)
 * David Valjalo takes you inside the wonderfully warped world of playing games for a living.

Shepard's Choice - 2 pages (84-85)
 * Mass Effect 3 player's decisions broken down in sexy statistical form.

10 ways Diablo III makes dungeon-crawling cool again - Leon Hurley - 6 pages (86-91)
 * As the hit PC RPG crosses over to PS3 and PS4, Leon Hurley looks at why this is the definitive version of one of the biggest games of all time.

 Regulars 

On Your Disc - 1 page (8)

Blu-Ray Movies - 2 pages (120-121)

Mail@OPM - 2 pages (122-123)

PS3 Essential Collection - 2 pages (124-125)

PSN Essential Collection - 1 page (126)

Vita Essential Collection - 1 page (128)

Who is... Wei Shen - 1 page (130)

Reviews
Straight to Bargain Bin: - Joel Gregory - ½ page (107)

Minis Round-up with Emma Davies: - ½ page (109)

Online

Online round-up with Dave Meikleham - - ½ page (117)

Other Credits
Associate Editor (online)
 * Leon Hurley

Deputy Editor
 * Joel Gregory

Managing Art Editor
 * Milford Coppock

Deputy Art Editor
 * Andrew Leung

Production Editor
 * Emma Davies

Contributing Operations Editor
 * Helen Woodey

Acting News Editor
 * Dave Meikleham

Staff Writer
 * Phil Iwaniuk

Contributors
 * Marcus Beard, Louise Blain, Alex Calvin, Alex Dale, Matthew Elliott, Paul Fitzpatrick, Andy Kelly, Louis Pattison, Rob Pearson, Ben Potter, David Valjalo, Sam White, Richard Wordsworth