Josh West

Josh West

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

The Elder Scrolls 6
No rush on The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says - Bethesda has "so many millions of people playing our other games"

By Kaan Serin Published

News Fallout and Skyrim are still that popular

News
Colony War Action Heroes from Starfield, a new form of collectible
Starfield gets its answer to Fallout's bobbleheads, complete with a playset to display them all

By Josh West Published

News Bethesda says the Colony War Action Heroes were "inspired by the toys we had when we were kids"

News
Image of the Asteroid Manor in Starfield, a player-house in a hollowed out asteroid
Starfield will let you have a true "home among the stars" with its new Asteroid Manor player house

By Josh West Published

News Asteroid Manor is a new player house coming in the Starfield Free Lanes update, I just hope I've got the credits to spare

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The Future of Starfield
Starfield lead says the Terran Armada DLC and Free Lanes update aren't the end of the line for Bethesda's RPG

By Josh West Published

News "We have plans," teases lead creative producer Tim Lamb.

News
The Future of Starfield
Starfield PS5 release date confirmed as the price of the base game falls by $20 for all platforms

By Josh West Published

News Bethesda's space RPG has been console-exclusive to Xbox for nearly three years

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The future of Starfield
It isn't Starfield 2.0, but the Free Lanes update and Terran Armada expansion are coming this April

By Josh West Published

News It's not Starfield 2.0, but there sure is plenty coming to the space RPG

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The Future of Starfield branding
Everything Todd Howard told us about The Elder Scrolls 6, Creation Engine 3, and the future of Bethesda RPGs

By Josh West Published

Interview Bethesda's executive producer teased out a few new updates on The Elder Scrolls 6 while we visited Bethesda Game Studios' new office

Interview
The Future of Starfield branding
Here's the 5 biggest changes coming to Starfield this April, from interplanetary travel to more varied exploration

By Josh West Published

Analysis The Future of Starfield | Bethesda's lead creative producer walks us through the biggest changes coming to Starfield as part of the long-awaited Free Lanes update

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Analysis
Best SNES games: a screenshot of an SNES console with a Mario figure next to a collection of games.
The 25 best SNES games of all time

By Josh West last updated

Best List From ActRaiser to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, we rank the best SNES games ever made

Best List
Tekken 8 screenshot
The 25 best fighting games you can play right now in 2026

By Josh West last updated

Best List The best fighting games of all time that will have you pulling all the punches

Best List
Elden Ring
The 10 best FromSoftware games for those craving crushing defeats

By Joe Donnelly last updated

Best list From Elden Ring and Dark Souls, get punished with the best FromSoftware games of all time

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The new GamesRadar+ logo on a dark background adorned with crosses in orange and grey
The next generation of GamesRadar+ is here

By Josh West Published

News Our new redesign has been a long time coming

News
The best 4X games to play in 2024
The best 4X games to play on PC and console right now

By Malindy Hetfeld last updated

Best List From Civilization to Stellaris, these are the 20 best 4X games to pick up and play today.

Best List
Light No Fire key art displaying a mysterious obelisk
Light No Fire: Everything you need to know about Hello Games' new open-world adventure

By Josh West last updated

Guide Light No Fire is an Earth-size upcoming adventure game where you'll explore, build, and survive a true open world together

Guide
best GBA games: A screenshot of someone playing Pokémon on a Game Boy Advanced.
The 25 best Game Boy Advance games of all time

By Darran Jones last updated

Best List The 25 best Game Boy Advance games hark back to the glory days of portable play. Here are all the top GBA titles you need to get if you haven't.

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

By Josh West last updated

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

Guide
Pokemon Red and Blue key art
"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

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

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

Best List
Overwatch 2
Blizzard reveals Overwatch Rush, a new top-down hero shooter that's designed specifically for mobile

By Anthony McGlynn last updated

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

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The best Borderlands games, ranked

By Alex Avard last updated

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

Best List
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

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

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

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

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

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

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