
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

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

The Outer Worlds 2 gets an October release date as Obsidian opens pre-orders and confirms that 2 story expansions are on their way
By Josh West last updated
News All of that, and so much more

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From Borderlands 4 to Gears of War: Reloaded, here are all the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games heading our way in 2025

New games 2025 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Here's all the new games and release dates of 2025 to help you catch up or plan ahead for June and beyond, from Death Stranding 2 to Borderlands 4

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
With its first handheld, Xbox's 'Play Anywhere' strategy is coming into sharper focus

Hollow Knight Silksong: Everything we know so far
By Hirun Cryer last updated
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong rumblings are suddenly picking up again

Borderlands 4: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide It looks like Borderlands 4 is launching on the Nintendo Switch 2 as well as Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC

The Witcher 4: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide While we wait for The Witcher 4 release date, here's all the latest news and information from CD Projekt Red on its upcoming fantasy RPG

Upcoming Switch games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All of the upcoming Switch games you need to keep an eye on in June and the rest of 2025

The 10 best FromSoftware games you should die with today
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Best list From Elden Ring and Dark Souls, get punished with the best FromSoftware games of all time

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

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

The Last of Us season 2 release date, cast, plot, trailer, and more news
By Lauren Milici, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Here's everything you need to know about The Last of Us season 2

Pokemon Legends Z-A: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Pokemon Legends Z-A has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

25 best original Xbox games of all-time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List Classics are king when it comes to the best original Xbox games, from Psychonauts to Halo: Combat Evolved

The 10 best Battlefield games of all-time
By Alex Avard last updated
Best List No matter the theater of war you want to play in, the best Battlefield games have plenty to offer
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