Play Issue 228

This magazine was priced at £4.99 and released in February 2013. It came with a free DVD.

Install
PlayStation 4: What the developers think - 2 pages (14-15)

Deadly Premonition: The best worst game on PS3 - 1 page (16)
 * Five things you need to know about Deadly Premonition, as explained by director Swery65.

Top 5 games that need a sequel - 1 page (20)

Are PS3 games on PSN too expensive? - 1 page (21)

Anatomy of... Tekken's Jin Kazama - 1 page (22)

State of Play: PS Vita: One Year On - 2 pages (24-25)

Re:Play (Letters and Social Media) - 4 pages (26-29)

Previews
Dead Island: Riptide - 4 pages (32-35)

Grand Theft Auto V - 2 pages (36-37)

God of War: Ascension - 2 pages (38-39)

Tomb Raider - 2 pages (40-41)

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct - 2 pages (42-43)

GRID 2 - 2 pages (44-45)

Features
Lightning Returns: The Future of Final Fantasy Revealed - 8 pages (6-13)
 * Closer than ever to a real-time action RPG, Lightning Returns, the final part of the Final Fantasy XIII sub-series, may be Square Enix's most experimental title in years. We got a first look at the game before catching up with director Motomu Toriyama and series overseer Yoshinori Kitase about Final Fantasy's place in the modern age...

The Big PS4 Prediction List - 6 pages (46-51)
 * With just months to go until the PS4 is officially announced (probably), here's our round-up of educated next-gen guesses...

BioShock Infinite - 6 pages (52-57)
 * From BioShock came the rebirth of the first-person shooter, as developers began to take greater pride in interactive storytelling. Now, Irrational is back to change everything once again...

Why indie games are changing PlayStation - 6 pages (58-63)
 * The indie explosion of the last few years has brought back small team and bedroom coding in a big way, and it's in no small part thanks to Sony's efforts and encouragement. We explain - with some developer help - why it all matters.

Play Extra
Top 10 Best Value DLC - 2 pages (82-83)

Old School Champions: Silent Hill 2 - 1 page (84)

Never coming to PSN: Street Fighter Ex Plus - (85)

We could have done without: Enter The Matrix - (85)

PS2 Classic Review: SSX 3 - (85)

14 PS3 games with easy platinum trophies - 4 pages (86-89)

Playlist - 5 pages (90-94)

Playing the playlist - 1 page (95)
 * Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - Sam Smith
 * LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Samuel Roberts

Playlist Post-Mortem: Borderlands 2 - 1 page (96)

On your disc - 1 page (98)

Other Credits
Deputy Editor
 * Samuel Roberts

Senior Designer
 * Andy Salter

Staff Writer
 * Sam Smith

Sub Editor
 * Rebecca Richards

Photographer
 * James Sheppard

Head of Publishing
 * Aaron Asadi

Head of Design
 * Ross Andrews

Contributors
 * Adam Barnes, Daniel Cairns, Ian Dransfield, Jon Denton, Darran Jones, Jay McGregor, Jordan Erica Webber