Josh is Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar+. He has over 18 years experience in both online and print journalism, and was awarded a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Feature Writing. Josh has contributed to world-leading video game, entertainment, tech, music, and comics brands, including games™, Retro Gamer, SFX, 3D Artist, Metal Hammer, and Newsarama. In addition, Josh has edited and written books for Hachette and Scholastic, and worked across the Future Games Show as an Assistant Producer. He specializes in video games and entertainment coverage, and has provided expert comment for outlets like the BBC and ITV. In his spare time, Josh likes to play FPS games and RPGs, practice the bass guitar, and reminisce about the film and TV sets he worked on as a child actor.
Latest articles by Josh West

The Xbox Games Showcase returns on June 8, followed by a deep-dive into Obsidian's upcoming sci-fi RPG sequel The Outer Worlds 2
By Josh West last updated
News Expect an Xbox Games Showcase and The Outer Worlds 2 double-billing to land during Summer Game Fest 2025

The Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2025 will air on June 7, promising "world premieres, exclusive trailers, and brand new game demos"
By Josh West last updated
News The Future Games Show recorded its biggest audience to date in the spring, so we're going even bigger for the Summer Showcase

PlayStation Studios list: Every studio Sony owns and what they are developing
By Josh West last updated
Feature With the PS5 moving from strength to strength, here's a look at the first-party SIE studios and all the exclusives they are developing

The best Remedy games, from Alan Wake 2 to the Fall of Max Payne
By Josh West last updated
Best List When it comes to the best Remedy Entertainment games, you're in for a wild ride

Switch 2 Spotlight: Get caught up with all the latest on Nintendo's new console
By Josh West last updated

How to increase carry weight in Oblivion Remastered and avoid encumbrance (without using mods)
By Josh West published
Guide The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered encumbrance is an annoying check on how much you can carry, but there are ways to ease the pain

How to sell stolen items in Oblivion Remastered
By Josh West published
Guide There are ways to sell stolen items without joining the Thieves Guild in Oblivion Remastered, but that's certainly the easiest way to find fences

How to store items in Oblivion Remastered
By Josh West published
Guide Here's how you can store items in Oblivion, and some key locations to stash your gear in the early hours of The Elder Scrolls 4

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: "The best adventure Indy has embarked on in over 30 years"
By Josh West last updated
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Everything announced at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
By Josh West, Oscar Taylor-Kent published
List From Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananaza, here's all of the latest announcements from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

Here are my biggest Nintendo Switch 2 Direct predictions as the rumor mill kicks up questions about the console's price, launch lineup, specs, and more
By Josh West published
feature Here are the biggest questions Nintendo needs to answer in its hour-long Switch 2 Direct on April 2

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Dates, locations, and how to still get a ticket
By Josh West last updated
Guide If you want to get your hands on the Nintendo Switch 2 before any of your friends, you need to get real lucky with the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience lottery system

The 25 best games on Game Pass for Xbox and PC
By Josh West last updated
Best List Here are the best Xbox Game Pass games worth your time in 2025, from day-one releases to 360 throwbacks

FBC: Firebreak may be Remedy's first live-service game but the Control creators are going about it the right way, confirming that all playable post-launch content "will always be free"
By Josh West published
News You'll be able to buy cosmetic items if you want to, but FBC: Firebreak won't be charging for any of its missions in the future

FBC: Firebreak is exactly what I want a FPS from Remedy to be – weird, cinematic, and exceptionally pretty
By Josh West published
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Remedy Entertainment takes us inside FBC: Firebreak, a surprising co-op shooter set within the Control universe

With an impressive new FBC: Firebreak trailer at the Future Games Show, Remedy confirms a Summer 2025 release window for its co-op shooter set in the Control universe
By Josh West published
News An FPS where you're tasked with cleaning up a rogue assortment of paranatural sticky notes? Only in FBC: Firebreak.

10 Games like PUBG to play if you need a new battle royale to conquer
By Josh West last updated
Best List PUBG may have helped popularize the battle royale, but it isn't the only game in the genre worth your time

15 Games like Fortnite you and your friends should play today
By Josh West, Echo Apsey last updated
Best List From Roblox to Apex Legends, here are the best games like Fortnite that you should pick up and play

Wonder Woman game cancelation and everything we know about the superhero game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Warner Bros. Games cancels the Wonder Woman game as of February 25, 2025

After playing 2 hours of South of Midnight, I'm convinced that it has the sort of off-kilter energy that can define Xbox's 2025
By Josh West published
Feature Compulsion sits down to discuss the most ambitious game in the studio's history, following the first hands-on with South of Midnight ahead of its release in April

With the release of Avowed just days away, Xbox is set to kick off its most important year of the current generation
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | Xbox is making a massive statement of intent with its packed spring release schedule, but all eyes are on Obsidian right now

10 best games like Starfield to get swept up in when you're ready to leave Constellation
By Josh West last updated
Feature Whether it's because you don't own an Xbox Series X or you're looking for something similar, here's 10 great games like Starfield you can play instead

GamesRadar+ Big Preview reveal: This month, we are diving deep into South of Midnight
By Josh West published
Big Preview Join us on February 11 to find new details and impressions of Compulsion Games' South of Midnight, one of the most ambitious Xbox exclusives of 2025
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