James Daly

James Daly

Senior Producer - GamesRadar+

Ever since playing Bomberman ‘94 back when I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with video games and the way they transport players to pixelated paradises. Starting out in the meme mines of UNILAD Gaming back in 2018, I’ve made videos from reviews to interviews, and everything in between, for GAMINGbible, FGS and now GamesRadar+. I’m also an experienced news and features writer, always willing to get my hot takes on the page. A fan of RPGs my whole life, I believe Chrono Trigger is a masterpiece, the Like a Dragon series is incredible, and Persona 5 Royal is the best game ever made.

Latest articles by James Daly

Hades 2
They weren't "distributed on Steam," but Hades 2 lead who oversaw that true ending change says myths are also "told and retold" by design

By Catherine Lewis Published

News "There's something about story that seems immutable," Greg Kasavin admits, but Supergiant wasn't afraid to make changes

News
A man looking straight ahead during one of the best Xbox Series X games, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave actor had no idea fans could love game characters as much as they do those in movies

By Catherine Lewis Published

News "That's been really shocking to me," Charlie Cox says

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave in a French-inspired outfit
After surprise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 explosion, Daredevil actor's next game is "in the very early stages"

By Iain Harris Published

News "It's fun to be challenged by something new"

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 trailer screenshot of Gustav
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave actor says Sandfall "should get Robert Pattinson to play the part" for the movie

By Iain Harris Published

News You weren't the only one who thought Gustave looked like the Batman star

News
Death Stranding 2
Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima is "not running out of ideas anytime soon," Higgs actor says

By Kaan Serin Published

News Troy Baker's excited for future Kojima games regardless

News
Ghost of Yotei reveal screenshot for Ps5
Ghost of Yotei's wolf-petting scene was a Sucker Punch dev "on all fours, getting his head patted by" Atsu's actor

By Jordan Gerblick Published

News "I walked in on him petting Nate Fox"

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead Gustave faces a gommage
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Daredevil star Charlie Cox has finally played the hit J'RPG: "I'm not very good at it"

By Scott McCrae Published

News "I didn't really think of it as me, I thought of it as Gustave"

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News
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot showing Indiana Jones using his whip to pull a soldier down a flight of stone steps, while another man with a shovel follows him
After Wolfenstein, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle felt "natural" to MachineGames because it was more punching Nazis

By Jordan Gerblick Published

News "Obviously there is a common enemy"

News
The Last of Us 2
The Last of Us star Troy Baker feels like he "just got started" and "my best work is ahead of me"

By Jordan Gerblick Published

news "I don't know if I'll ever get another opportunity like I've been given with these, but I also know that this industry doesn't owe me anything"

news
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 screenshot of Henry on his horse
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 star hopes the game will "live in people's memory"

By Scott McCrae Published

News "I'm just so proud of this character, and I adore him, and I hope that people continue to enjoy playing him."

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News
Death Stranding 2
Hideo Kojima would "rather have the player walk away impacted than entertained," Troy Baker says

By Austin Wood Published

News "Hideo is still making games in very much the way he made Metal Gear"

8 Comments
News
A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes you "complicit" in moments like the first big twist, writer says

By Catherine Lewis Published

News "We really wanted the player to feel that loss"

News
Donkey Kong punching through rocks in Donkey Kong Bananza with Pauline on his shoulder
Donkey Kong Bananza programmer suggests using the Switch 2 platformer as destructive meditation

By Dustin Bailey Published

News Pounding dirt is good for when "you've got something to think through"

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave winces
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer doesn't use AI for work because "writing is part of the joy"

By Jordan Gerblick Published

News "It is not really something that I find useful in my personal work"

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Gustave in a French-inspired outfit
"If I told you, I'd have to kill you": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 writer is tight-lipped about the RPG series' future

By Kaan Serin Published

News Jennifer Svedberg-Yen "cannot keep a secret," but she's making an exception this one time

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 writer says picking an ending is like choosing a "favorite child" - "They are a pair"

By Kaan Serin Published

News "And the question we want to ask is, in the end, whose happiness do we prioritize?"

News
Donkey Kong Bananza DK and Pauline looking intrigued
We asked Nintendo point-blank about Donkey Kong Bananza's biggest mystery: They wouldn't tell us who Pauline really is

By Dustin Bailey Published

News Pauline's true identity will have to be left to our collective "imagination"

News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer says it's "crazy" to see Final Fantasy legends praising Sandfall's game

By Scott McCrae Published

News "It still feels quite surreal"

News
A screenshot of a man holding red fire in his palm in Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2
I played Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 and rolled through the Lands Between as the new Knight class

By James Daly Published

Preview Hands-on | The Knight's starting weapon and Ash of War are excellent in combat

Preview
Donkey Kong Bananza screenshot of Donkey Kong punching through the landscape with pieces of banana flying through the air
With Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo learned "it is more fun to destroy that which is beautiful"

By Dustin Bailey Published

News "To give you a sense of how much voxel data there is, the rather big Canyon layer actually has about 340 million voxels"

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News
Leon Kennedy drives a car at night in Resident Evil Requiem, with the GamesRadar+ On The Radar branding
14 years later, Resident Evil Requiem achieves what the series' most controversial game couldn't

By James Daly Published

Opinion Opinion | Even an enormous revolver won't make the fear go away

Opinion
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties showing Kiryu spending time with animals
Forget Animal Crossing, my favorite life sim of 2026 is tucked inside a controversial remake

By James Daly Published

Features Opinion | Uncovering a mysterious conspiracy within the Japanese criminal underworld is all good, but what about fishing instead?

Features
Warhammer, I am begging you for an apothecary in my Emperor's Children army

By James Daly Published

Features Opinion | Fulgrim's legion needs a rebalance ASAP

Features
Tides of Annihilation protagonist Gwendolyn, a woman with long brown hair and glowing blue eyes, looks to the camera.
Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Jennifer English on her real-life partner being an antagonist in her upcoming project: "Just reflecting real life, really"

By Catherine Lewis Published

News English is "absolutely thrilled" to be working with Aliona Baranova on Tides of Annihilation

News
Lies of P hero firing a bow with a red flame
"I will not disappoint you": Lies of P director promises "the most fun" as Neowiz prepares a sequel to one of the best Soulslikes ever made, says the Overture DLC was treated "almost as a sequel" anyway

By Scott McCrae Published

News "Please stay tuned for it; we are working really hard"

News
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