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

Modern Warfare 4 confirmed, and it's launching on PC, PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X this October
By Josh West Published
News Call of Duty 2026 has been revealed as Infinity Ward work to redefine Call of Duty once again with MW4

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

How long to beat 007 First Light? Full length and chapter list
By Joel Franey Last updated
Guide To complete the James Bond game will take at least 12 hours, with 11 different chapters

The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
By James Bentley, Austin Wood Last updated
Best List Try, die, and try again in the best roguelikes to play right now, from Hades 2 to Blue Prince

007 First Light review: "Bond's greatest game to date, this is a well-oiled spy thriller machine"
By Josh West Published
Review

The 10 best Lego games of all time
By Alysia Judge, Emma-Jane Betts Last updated
Best List Here's our ranking of the best Lego games ever made, from Lego 2K Drive to Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

The 25 best DS games of all time
By Darran Jones Last updated
Best List From Mario Kart to Chrono Trigger, here's our list of the best DS games of all time

Star Wars Eclipse: Everything you need to know about Quantic Dream's new action adventure
By Josh West Last updated
Guide We're still awaiting more Star Wars Eclipse news as we usher in 2026

Best racing games to put you in pole position in 2026
By Justin Towell Last updated
Best List From kart racers to ultra-realistic sims, these are the best racing games you can play right now in 2026

The 11 Best Forza games of all-time, from Horizon to Motorsport
By Justin Towell Last updated
Best List Now that Forza Horizon 6 has arrived, we're here to rank the very best Forza games

Former Witcher 3 devs "can't" and "don't want to challenge" bigger games and companies with The Blood of Dawnwalker
By Anthony McGlynn Published
News Rebel Wolves isn't trying to be the next CD Projekt

Blood of Dawnwalker takes after Baldur's Gate 3's freedom and Gothic's small but dense world design
By Dustin Bailey Published
News "I feel tired with games that are way too big"

The Blood of Dawnwalker devs "were afraid that people wouldn't want to play as human Coen"
By Josh West Last updated
Exclusive Rebel Wolves is wielding blood magic and swordplay to bring the mortal side of The Blood of Dawnwalker to life

With The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves wants to "get a few steps closer to pen-and-paper RPGs"
By Josh West Last updated
Exclusive The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the most ambitious games of 2026, driven by a desire for Rebel Wolves to reconnect with why we fell in love with RPGs in the first place

The Blood of Dawnwalker makes one hell of a first impression
By Josh West Published
Preview The former CDPR developers at Rebel Wolves are on track to deliver an RPG that could set a new benchmark for the genre

The Blood of Dawnwalker release date has been set for September 2026
By Josh West Published
News The latest game from The Witcher 3 director and other CDPR vets is officially on the road to release this year

Five reasons why The Blood of Dawnwalker is becoming my most anticipated RPG of 2026
By Josh West Published
Features Rebel Wolves is putting something special together with its debut game, a vampire RPG that will truly let you shape the world around you

Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw
By Josh West Published
Retro Retro | We return to the abandoned halls of Black Mesa to uncover how a truly revolutionary video game was created

The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is falling, and all it cost was day one access to new Call of Duty games
By Josh West Published
News Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has lowered the cost of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass following poorly received price hikes in 2025 for the Xbox subscription service

Todd Howard agrees Starfield is "different" than The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, but those RPGs were divisive too
By Anna Koselke Published
News "And then, you find an audience that loves that"

Todd Howard thinks the message behind Starfield's original New Game Plus "got lost on a lot of people"
By Josh West Published
Interview If you've been concerned with going through the Unity in the past, Bethesda says now is the time to go back in to give it a try

"It's a sea change": Forza Horizon 6 is leaving the Xbox One behind, and it's a better game because of it
By Josh West Published
Big Preview Big Preview | Forza Horizon 6 is fully leveraging the power of the Xbox Series X (and eventually the PS5) as the series takes its first tour of Japan
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