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

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

Doom: The Dark Ages will release simultaneously for PS5 and Xbox Series X when it lands in May, because the director told Phil Spencer he "wanted to sell it on all platforms"
By Josh West published
News Monster slaying on a scale you've never seen before is closer than expected

Nintendo Switch 2 live – All of the latest Switch 2 news following its official reveal
By Josh West last updated
Nintendo has officially revealed its next console, with the Switch 2 release date set for 2025

"We don't want to just be the 'Halo meets Portal' team": Splitgate 2 wants to to evolve beyond its inspirations
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Big in 2025 Talking big sequel plans for Splitgate 2 with 1047 Games CEO and creative director Ian Proulx

After Alan Wake 2 and Control, FBC: Firebreak represents a bold new frontier for Remedy: "It's time to expand the Remedy Connected Universe into shared spaces and brave something new"
By Josh West published
Big in 2025 | Control spin-off FBC: Firebreak breaks fresh ground for Remedy – we talk to the dev team about bringing it all together

Atomfall isn't Rebellion's Fallout, it's something far more interesting: "We like to think of it as X-Files in the Cold War Lake District"
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Big in 2025 | We speak to Rebellion Developments about Atomfall, an upcoming detective-survival game where the information you wield is as deadly as any weapon

Big in 2025: The 50 most anticipated upcoming video games of the year
By Josh West published
Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game worthy of your time and attention in 2025

After revolutionizing the open-world RPG twice in 10 years, CDPR is dreaming even bigger with The Witcher 4: "We definitely want to raise the bar with every game that we create"
By Josh West published
Feature Interview | We dive deep into The Witcher 4 with CD Projekt RED to learn more about its new adventure into the wilds

Managed democracy wins out as Helldivers 2 leads our best shooters of 2024, with plenty of fierce FPS competition close behind
By Josh West published
Best List Year in Review | From Helldivers 2 to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the best shooters of 2024 are on point

We already picked our best games of the year, but here's the ones you can play through PC Game Pass today
By Josh West published
Presented by PC Game Pass
Take some time to discover one of the best games of 2024

How PC Game Pass can help transform the way that you play
By Josh West published
Presented by PC Game Pass
A world of great games awaits you

The 25 best games of 2024
By Josh West published
Year in Review Year in Review | GamesRadar+ has cast its votes, debated the list, and ranked its pick of the best Games of the Year

Nova Hearts, Sanatorium, and Onirism to launch in 2025 from Shoreline Games
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The publisher set its agenda at the Golden Joystick Awards

Unreal Engine 5 shooter The Finals is going to release on PS4 this December
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A PS5 Pro patch is also out in the wild

A new look at the immersive stealth-adventure Steel Seed is coming to the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted in December
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Let the hype begin

New factory automation game Outworld Station is preparing for deployment into Steam early access
By Josh West published
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Do you have what it takes to survive and thrive in space?

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel early access release date announced at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
By Josh West published
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See you in hell, my friend

I Am Cat VR arrived at the Golden Joystick Awards with a release date and one of the most chaotic trailers of 2024
By Josh West published
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Everybody wants to be a cat

Forget Hollow Knight 2, this dazzling new hand-animated Metroidvania is the one I'm looking out for in 2025
By Josh West published
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INAYAH – Life after Gods impresses once again after a new showing at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a brutal autosave system which is quite literally killing me
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | There's nothing saving about it

New on Netflix: The biggest movies and shows to watch this week (Nov 19-24)
By Josh West published
New on Netflix The Arcane finale leads our pick of what you need to stream this week on Netflix

Hannah Telle had the "highlight of my acting career" while reprising her role as Max in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and it had nothing to do with the main mystery
By Josh West published
Interview Interview | Hannah Telle speaks on the highs and lows of reprising her role as Max Caulfield in Life is Strange
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