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

Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to PS5 because the FPS is "best played when we have a large, healthy community"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Master Chief is making his way over to PlayStation

The Coalition believes that Gears of War: E-Day "has the potential to be one of the best stories in the Gears franchise"
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with The Coalition to discuss the next mainline Gears of War game

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a faithful remake tasked with relaunching a legendary franchise for a new generation of players
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series kicks off with a new Halo Studios interview, exploring the promise and potential of its Combat Evolved remake

25 Best Rockstar Games of all time, ranked
By David Meikleham last updated
Best list The best Rockstar games you should play ahead of GTA 6, from Bully to Red Dead Redemption and beyond.

The 25 best PS3 games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best PS3 games that you should go back and replay today, from Dark Souls to The Last of Us

The Last of Us director's biggest inspiration for his new game was Ico, the first game to ever make him cry
By Kaan Serin published
News Bruce Straley says "before that, games were just games to me"

Ex-Naughty Dog director says Zelda: Wind Waker was the main inspiration for his new game's art style
By Jordan Gerblick published
News You can definitely see the Wind Waker vibes in Coven of the Chicken Foot

The 25 best Nintendo Switch games to play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Buying Guide Here's the best Switch games of all time, from Pikmin 4 to Animal Crossing

Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Slay it your way in Marvel's Blade, an upcoming Xbox Series X console exclusive from the makers of Deathloop

The Last of Us co-director wants to deliver a "unique type of storytelling" with Coven of the Chicken Foot, a lush love letter to ICO
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | The debut adventure from Wildflower Interactive has big ambitions in a challenging genre: "We've had to come up with innovative ways to work in the complicated companion space"

Assassin's Creed Hexe: Everything we know about the new flagship AC game
By Josh West last updated
Guide It's officially 2026, and Assassin's Creed Hexe still has my full attention

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – Everything we know about the new Naughty Dog game
By Josh West last updated
Guide All the latest Intergalactic news and updates from the developer of The Last of Us

The best classes in Divinity Original Sin 2
By Jason Coles last updated
Guide Explore all 14 DOS2 Classes and get more out of Larian's sprawling adventure

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

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming From OD to Physint, there's no shortage of upcoming Hideo Kojima games heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X

Upcoming Bethesda games: every game currently in the works
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming With few upcoming Bethesda games currently in development, here's a brief reminder of what to watch as 2026 rolls in

The Blood of Dawnwalker devs "were afraid that people wouldn't want to play as human Coen" so it set out to create "a combat system that can set a new standard for RPGs"
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Rebel Wolves is wielding blood magic and swordplay to bring the mortal side of The Blood of Dawnwalker to life

Rebel Wolves isn't afraid of creating its own vampyric folklore for The Blood of Dawnwalker: "We want to tell a story with vampires, not a story about vampires only"
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | In part two of our spotlight series into The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves explores its twist on the traditional vampire fantasy

With The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves wants to "get a few steps closer to pen-and-paper RPGs"
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | In part one of our spotlight series into The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves sets the stage for one of the most anticipated games of the year

Ace Combat 8 wants to take the franchise to even greater heights, and that ambition has a cost
By Josh West published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | The creative leads for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve outline their ambition to deliver the next-generation of aerial action games

The 10 best BioWare games of all time
By Jess Kinghorn last updated
Feature Check out the best BioWare games to get stuck into before you play Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Best Saturn games of all time from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The 25 best Sega Saturn games, from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
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