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

Best Xbox Series X games: The 25 greatest Xbox games to play in 2025
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Elden Ring to Gears 5, here are the best Xbox Series X games to play today

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta players say the Dexterity perk should be the standard, Treyarch says there's a reason it isn't: "We're being a bit more intentional with our combat"
By Josh West published
News Omnimovement has been refocused in the shift between Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7

Best Final Fantasy games of all-time
By Josh West last updated
Best List No matter which of the best Final Fantasy games you love the most, they're all in good company on this handy list

Helldivers 2 weapons tier list and the best guns to use
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our Helldivers 2 weapon tier list ranks every gun in the game, including primary weapons, Stratagem weapons, and those in Warbonds

Upcoming Marvel games, from the new Iron Man game to Marvel's Wolverine
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming Every new Marvel game coming in 2025 and next year too, from Arkane's Blade game to Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Treyarch devs say "we welcome all constructive feedback" as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 readies for launch: "This is why we do a beta, so that we can make sure there are no blind spots"
By Josh West published
News "The feedback I'm looking forward to the most is the thing we're not expecting"

Warzone is getting a Blackout-inspired mode in 2026 and a dev who also worked on Call of Duty's original battle royale promises "that mode is going to be fun"
By Josh West published
News Black Ops 7 developer Treyarch says it is " working really closely" with the Warzone team

Is Black Ops 7 at risk of cannibalizing its own audience with Endgame and Zombies? Treyarch says that "player-driven pacing" is a key difference between the two co-op game modes
By Josh West published
News Treyarch says Endgame grew out of "a lot of learnings from Black Ops Cold War's Outbreak and Modern Warfare Zombies"

Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Fable 4's release date is now set to arrive in 2026, so here's everything you need to know ahead of the new RPG

Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming There are plenty of upcoming Ubisoft games in the works now that Assassin's Creed Shadows has launched, and we finally have at least one release date

Upcoming Switch games for 2025 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Sam Loveridge last updated
Upcoming There are still loads of upcoming Switch games to look out for this October, now that Pokemon Legends is almost here

Call of Duty: Warzone's weapon attachment tweaks are being separated from the other games like Black Ops 7 to allow for "faster meta shifts" and tuning
By Catherine Lewis published
News "An attachment in Multiplayer may have completely different stats in Warzone"

I played Black Ops 7 multiplayer for 4 hours, and here's my 10 takeaways you need to know
By Josh West published
Hands-on Hands-on | Call of Duty Black Ops 7 multiplayer builds on the foundations of its predecessor, tempering pace of play while adding more mobility and tactical options than ever to create an online mode that feels truly different

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's new Endgame mode "is the final proving ground" that could be so challenging you need other co-op teams to help you out
By Josh West published
Big Preview Interview | "We wanted to break the rules of what a campaign in Call of Duty could be": Black Ops 7 is back, bombastic, and finally packs a true endgame

The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
By Josh West last updated
Guide Get ready for The Outer Worlds 2 to make this a Fall to remember

Black Ops 7 will "redefine" what Call of Duty can be, and even after 20 years Treyarch is still promising "some of the most unique and unexpected moments of the series"
By Josh West last updated
Cover Story | "Where we're taking this game is so drastically different from a lot of the things we've done before"

The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
By James Bentley, Austin Wood last updated
Best List Settle down for one more round of the best roguelikes 2025 has to offer

Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything we know so far
By Hope Bellingham last updated
Feature Missing Link has been axed, so Kingdom Hearts 4 seems to be Square Enix's sole focus right now

25 Best action games you can play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best action games offer dynamic experiences across the board, from combat to traversal and beyond

Terminator Survivors: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Your complete guide to the latest on the Terminator Survivors release window, trailer, and gameplay news

Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals 2025: what we expect from this year's sale
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch deals are making a comeback, and here's what I expect from this year's savings.

Cyber Monday PS5 deals 2025: what Sony Savings we expect from this year's sale
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals We're rounding up all the biggest Cyber Monday PS5 deals you can expect during this year's sales.

Marathon: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Bungie's new extraction shooter reboot Marathon has been delayed out of its previous September date
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