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Editor-in-Chief, GamesRadar+

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

Ark 2: Everything you need to know about Studio Wildcard's sequel

By Josh West Last updated 3 March 26

Guide After years of waiting, Ark 2 finally has a new release window to keep an eye on

Guide

"We had no idea this would be such a phenomenon": As Pokemon Red and Blue turn 30, here's how Game Freak created one of the most important RPGs of all time

By Luke Albiges Published 27 February 26

Features 30 Years of Pokemon | The making of Pokemon Red & Blue charts the creation of a Game Boy classic

Features

In Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance gestures towards the player who's viewing the scene from a first-person perspective while Dr Eli Vance looks on next to Judith Mossman

The 20 best classic PC games everyone needs to try in 2026

By Shabana Arif Last updated 25 February 26

Best List Throw it back with the best classic PC games in 2026, from Half-Life 2 to Doom

Best List

The 25 best N64 games of all time

By Darran Jones Last updated 25 February 26

Best List Looking back on the best N64 games in 2026 and explore the releases that defined the classic console, from Paper Mario to Banjo Kazooie

Best List

Blizzard reveals Overwatch Rush, a new top-down hero shooter that's designed specifically for mobile

By Anthony McGlynn Last updated 24 February 26

News There's no Overwatch Rush release date just yet, but an early look at gameplay is available

News

The best Borderlands games, ranked

By Alex Avard Last updated 18 February 26

Best List Explore the looter shooter series in 2026 with our ranking of the best Borderlands games

Best List

Jurassic Park: Survival announcement screenshot with a woman holding a flare and a roaring T-Rex.

Jurassic Park: Survival – Everything we know so far about the new Jurassic Park game

By Josh West Last updated 18 February 26

Guide Here's everything you need to know about Jurassic Park: Survival, an upcoming horror-survival game that gives "monster" a very specific meaning

Guide

The best NES games: a screenshot of collection of NES games and a Nintendo console.

The 10 best NES games of all time

By Josh West Last updated 17 February 26

Best List From Metroid to Mega Man 2, look back at the these the best NES games in 2026

Best List

A scene from Final Fantasy 10 showing character Yuna standing on the water holding out her rod as the sun sets

Best Final Fantasy games of all-time

By Josh West Last updated 16 February 26

Best List Ranking the 10 best Final Fantasy games in 2026, from Clive Rosfield's adventure to the earliest games

Best List

Best action games - God of War screenshot of Kratos facing off with a giant white dragon, holding a human head in one hand

The 25 Best Action Games to Play in 2026

By Josh West Last updated 16 February 26

Best List Discover the best action games you need to play this year, from Dying Light: The Beast to Hades 2.

Best List

An inkling with orange hair in Splatoon on Wii U using a splat gun to cover the stage with orange paint

The 25 best Wii U games of all time

By Sam Loveridge Last updated 16 February 26

Best List From Zelda classics to Mario, look back over the best Wii U games in 2026

Best List

Games like Skyrim: Gerlat giving a thumbs up during the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.

The best games like Skyrim to play in 2026

By Heather Wald, Luke Kemp Last updated 16 February 26

Best List Here are the best games like Skyrim to play right now while we wait for The Elder Scrolls 6

Best List

John Wick stares into the camera while wearing a suit

Everything announced at the PS5 State of Play February 2026

By Josh West Last updated 12 February 26

Recap PlayStation State of Play summary with the latest news, reveals, and gameplay trailers from the PS5 showcase

Recap

Control Resonant may be an action-RPG, but Remedy isn't veering into hellishly-challenging territory: "There are no parries, there is no back-and-forth with a single enemy"

By Josh West Published 4 February 26

Exclusive Big in 2026 | Remedy pushes Control is a bold new direction as the Hiss spill into the streets of Manhattan

Exclusive

World of Warcraft has always asked us to call Azeroth home, but Midnight's new player housing is the first time you'll have one to call your own

By Josh West Last updated 4 February 26

Preview Big in 2026 | World of Warcraft: Midnight's player housing is the sort of thing my guild would have killed for back in 2004

Preview

The 25 best Dreamcast games of all time

By Nick Thorpe Last updated 4 February 26

Best List From Sonic Adventure to Soulcalibur, here are the best Sega Dreamcast games ever made

Best List

Best Wii games: The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword screenshot.

25 Best Wii Games of All Time, Ranked

By Josh West Last updated 3 February 26

Best List From Super Mario Galaxy 2 to Wii Sports Resort, discover our ranking of the best Wii games of all time

Best List

3 new to Game Pass games to play this weekend (Jan 30-Feb 1)

By Josh West Published 31 January 26

These are the Game Pass games for PC and Xbox you should download this weekend

Games

10 Games like Subnautica that'll plunge you into mysterious worlds

By Samuel Horti Last updated 30 January 26

Best List Explore lush worlds, uncover mysteries, and fight for survival in the best games like Subnautica to play today

Best List

Games like God of War Ragnarok: Kratos fighting a giant monster on a mountain top.

10 Games like God of War Ragnarok you should play next

By Sam Loveridge Last updated 29 January 26

Features Deific adventures await in this ranking of the best games like God of War

Features

Big in 2026: The ultimate guide to the video games that will shape 2026 and beyond

By Josh West Last updated 28 January 26

2026 Preview Our annual new year preview returns to spotlight the 50 most anticipated upcoming video games, and the people developing them

2026 Preview

Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2026

By Jordan Gerblick Last updated 28 January 26

Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games

Best List

Highguard: Everything you need to know about the new F2P shooter

By Josh West Last updated 27 January 26

Guide Highguard is a PvP raid shooter from Respawn Entertainment veterans, and it's out now!

Guide

Key art for Resident Evil Requiem showing Grace with a flashlight, with a larger image of Leon in shadow behind her against rainy streets

Resident Evil Requiem: The Last Preview

By Oscar Taylor-Kent Published 26 January 26

Preview

Key art for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred showing Mephisto, a spiky and angular demon, against a red, lightning backdrop, arm and claw raised menancingly, cropped to show more of him, and with the GamesRadar+ Big in 2026 branding frame

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred gives its devs "a chance to just get really horrible, and I say that the best way possible"

By Joe Chivers Published 24 January 26

Exclusive Big in 2026 | The game's latest expansion dives deep into series lore and horrific gore

Exclusive

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