
Josh West
Josh West joined GamesRadar+ in 2018 as its Features Editor, and now serves as the website's Editor-in-Chief. He previously worked as Deputy Editor of games™ magazine. Josh's writing has appeared in 3D Artist, Edge, Gamesmaster, iCreate, Metal Hammer, Official Xbox Magazine, Official PlayStation Magazine, Play, Retro Gamer, SciFi Now, and SFX. In his youth, he performed background roles in movies like Harry Potter and TV shows like The League of Gentlemen. With over 15 years of industry experience, you are most likely to find Josh leveraging his expertise in action-adventure games, MMOs, RPGs, and shooters to bring the readers of GR+ closer to the video games that they truly care about.
Latest articles by Josh West

Assassin's Creed Hexe: Everything we know about the new flagship AC game
By Josh West last updated
Guide The latest Assassin's Creed Hexe news and all the details on the mysterious open-world RPG from Ubisoft Montreal

The 25 best Dreamcast games of all time
By Nick Thorpe last updated
Best List From Sonic Adventure to Soulcalibur, here are the best Sega Dreamcast games ever made

The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
By Josh West last updated
Guide With an innovated perks and flaws system on the way, The Outer Worlds 2 wants you to play your way this October

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Everything we know so far about the upcoming Switch game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Metroid Prime 4 is landing on Nintendo Switch in 2025, and Samus' return looks well worth the wait

Killing Floor 3: Everything we know so far
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Finally, Killing Floor 3 has landed

The 25 best PS3 games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best PS3 games that you should go back and replay today, from Dark Souls to The Last of Us

Star Wars Eclipse: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature Venture into the High Republic era in Star Wars Eclipse, an upcoming game from the studio that brought us Detroit: Become Human

Hades 2 guide: Everything you need to know
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Hades 2 received one last patch ahead of its v1.0 release

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your victory in the best strategy games of all time, from XCOM 2 to Into the Breach

The 25 best online games to play today
By Kevin Scully last updated
Best List From Fortnite to Helldivers 2, here's our pick of the best online multiplayer games that'll let you go head-to-head with friends and strangers alike

The 25 best Wii games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Super Paper Mario to Kirby's Epic Yarn, these are the best Wii games to play right now

Best Assassin's Creed games, ranked from worst to best
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List Ranking all the best Assassin's Creed games to play in 2025 now that Shadows has entered the mix

Pokemon Legends Z-A: Everything we know so far about the upcoming Nintendo game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Pokemon Legends Z-A has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 and is launching later this year!

25 Best action games you can play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List Get those trigger fingers ready in the best action games to play in 2025, from Bayonetta to Control

The 10 best superhero games that you should play today
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Batman: Arkham to Marvel's Spider-Man 2, here's our pick of the best superhero games that you should play today

Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best list From Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to Helldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play in 2025

As a proud Helldivers 2 player with a friend group who will not listen, I'm happy to report that the Control Group Warbond has a game-changing stratagem: "WE CAN SOLO BUNKERS"
By Josh West published
News That's right, you can finally take shelter in bunkers thanks to the new LIFT-182 Warp Pack

Everything in the Helldivers 2 Control Group Warbond
By Josh West last updated
Guide Dangerously experimental technology is up for grabs in the Control Group Helldivers 2 Warbond

"Some open-world games can make it feel like you're not really exploring, you're just traveling": A Short Hike creator says finding "unique" ways of rewarding players is key, which Dark Souls and Breath of the Wild nailed
By Josh West published
News Do you prefer to travel through open world games or spent time exploring them?

How to watch the Ghost of Yotei State of Play gameplay deep dive, and what time it goes live in your region
By Josh West last updated
News Ghost of Yotei is getting its own dedicated PlayStation State of Play today, featuring "nearly 20 minutes" of gameplay

For a better Xbox 360, former Xbox exec pretended to be longtime PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi: "You've got to understand what's going on in the head of the other guys"
By Josh West published
News A rivalry for the ages

Assassin's Creed and Far Cry veteran didn't want the "feeling Kojima's going for in Death Stranding" in his new open-world game: "We want dense, joy-filled nuggets"
By Josh West published
News Is it possible for an open world game to be too big?

Death Stranding 2's Dollman has divided fans in a way that only an animatronic puppet with strings pulled by Hideo Kojima could: "Please just keep your observations to yourself"
By Josh West published
News Is Dollman a delight or a distraction? Honestly, I think the jury's still out on that one
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