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

Gears of War: E-Day is being pitched as the ultimate 20th anniversary present as The Coalition locks in a 2026 release window
By Josh West published
News We also got to see Gears of War: Reloaded in action for the first time

Gears of War Reloaded is getting several weekend-long betas for pre-order buyers "to really test at scale the cross-platform play experience" and "make sure that the servers are ready for big numbers"
By Josh West published
News Pre-orders are open now

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 announced: the first consecutive release in the series gets a 2025 release window, is set 40 years after Black Ops 6, and brings back campaign co-op
By Josh West published
News And that's just the start

Surprise! Obsidian is making Grounded 2, and it's launching into Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview next month
By Josh West published
News Honey, Obsidian shrunk the kids… again

Don't tell Microsoft it's the Nintendo Switch 2 launch week, because it just announced two Xbox handhelds
By Josh West published
News The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X launch this year

I'm not saying I regret buying a Nintendo Switch 2, but the ROG Xbox Ally X is almost everything I want from an Xbox handheld
By Josh West published
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With its first handheld, Xbox's 'Play Anywhere' strategy is coming into sharper focus

Summer Game Fest
By Josh West published
The latest news out of Summer Game Fest 2025

Elden Ring Nightreign: Everything you need to know
By Josh West last updated
Guide Soulslike meets roguelike in Elden Ring: Nightreign, the new FromSoftware epic that's now released

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
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.
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