
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

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

25 Best action games you can play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List Get those trigger fingers ready in the best action games to play in 2025, from Bayonetta to Control

The best Zelda games of all time
By David Roberts last updated
Best List From Majora's Mask to Tears of the Kingdom, here are the 10 best Zelda games to play right now

Skyrim cheats and console commands to Godmode your way across Tamriel
By Iain Wilson last updated
Guide Skyrim console commands can customise your Elder Scrolls experience

Skyrim Alchemy guide to craft potions, find skill trainers, and level up your skills
By Matt Hughes last updated
Guide These Skyrim Alchemy tips will help you get better Tamriel's tricker professions

Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2025
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games

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

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the 25 best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3

"We don't want to just be the 'Halo meets Portal' team": Splitgate 2 wants to to evolve beyond its inspirations
By Josh West published
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"
By Josh West published
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

10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now

10 games like The Last of Us that will take you on an unforgettable adventure
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Feature Dig into more games like The Last of Us 1 and 2 for haunting tales set in vast, daunting worlds

How long is Star Wars Outlaws?
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Star Wars Outlaws is full of optional content, with lots of side quests to explore

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

Upcoming PSVR 2 Games: New PlayStation VR2 games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature From exclusives to new ports, here are all the upcoming PSVR 2 games to watch out for

The best video game Easter Eggs for happy hunters
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Best List From Helldivers 2 to The Witcher 3 here's the 25 best video game Easter Eggs to keep an eye out for

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
Year In Review 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 15 best free Xbox One games you can download and play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best There's plenty of free Xbox One games to download and play right now, from Sims 4 to Fortnite
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