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Joe is a Features Editor at GamesRadar+. With over seven years of experience working in specialist print and online journalism, Joe has written for a number of gaming, sport and entertainment publications including PC Gamer, Edge, Play and FourFourTwo. He is well-versed in all things Grand Theft Auto and spends much of his spare time swapping real-world Glasgow for GTA Online’s Los Santos. Joe is also a mental health advocate and has written a book about video games, mental health and their complex intersections. He is a regular expert contributor on both subjects for BBC radio. Many moons ago, he was a fully-qualified plumber which basically makes him Super Mario.

Articles by: Joe Donnelly

Silent Hill Ascension is the horror origins story we've always wanted, and its Telltale-style public votes promise chaos

By Joe Donnelly published 31 October 23

Features Preview | Silent Hill: Ascension kicks off on Halloween night – with one million pre-registrations, it's set to offer a unique look at the titular terror town

Alan Wake 2 leads our picks for what to play this Halloween

Halloween 2023: Your guide through the spooky season

By Joe Donnelly last updated 30 October 23

Halloween 2023 Halloween 2023 | The scariest time of the year is here – here's a rundown of everything you should play, watch, and read from dusk till dawn

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has such a vibrant open-world that I now want Insomniac to build a GTA 6-rivaling crime sim

By Joe Donnelly published 24 October 23

Opinion Opinion | Insomniac should take a leaf from Naughty Dog's book and switch genres – a crime sim in the vein of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 would be amazing

There's a real-world Easter egg at the end of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 that I need in my life right now

By Joe Donnelly published 23 October 23

Opinion Opinion | There's something about Miles' end-of-game costume that I'm sure will improve his sneaking side

Spider-Man actor on taking Peter Parker to darker places: "It left me exhausted at the end of every working day"

By Joe Donnelly published 20 October 23

On the Radar On The Radar | Yuri Lowenthal: "Any actor will tell you, they'll play a villain in a heartbeat"

Lords of the Fallen isn't perfect, but its flashes of Dark Souls 2 and Soul Reaver have lit a bonfire within me

By Joe Donnelly published 19 October 23

Opinion Opinion | Lords of the Fallen is pleasantly familiar, for better and for worse

Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Mister Negative actor says working with Denzel Washington and Jennifer Garner helped bring his character to life

By Joe Donnelly published 19 October 23

On the Radar On The Radar | Actor, voice actor and stunt man, Stephen Oyoung on his Spider-Man return: "All I have, I owe Insomniac"

On the Radar: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – A deep dive into the much-anticipated superhero sequel

By Joe Donnelly published 17 October 23

On the Radar On The Radar | Where we bring you closer than ever before to the biggest new releases – and this time we're celebrating Marvel's Spider-Man 2

The game that makes silly people like me feel super intelligent is back after 9 years, and now it's more rewarding than ever

By Joe Donnelly published 16 October 23

Features Preview | The Talos Principle 2 is a healthy dose of new and nostalgia for puzzle game fans of all tastes

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review: "Quite simply the best superhero game yet"

By Joe Donnelly published 16 October 23

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It took me 26 years to beat my all-time hardest JRPG nemesis, and now I'm both delighted and devastated

By Joe Donnelly published 9 October 23

Feature Opinion | And doing so has fanned the flames of desire for one of next year's biggest upcoming RPGs

The pack shot for Assassin's Creed Mirage featuring Basim

How Ubisoft transformed Assassin's Creed Mirage protagonist Basim from evil to endearing

By Joe Donnelly published 6 October 23

Interview Interview | An antagonist in Valhalla, Basim Ibn Ishaq is back in the form of Assassin's Creed Mirage's hero

How rejecting racism, reconnecting with Arabic culture, and a chance phone call helped bring Assassin's Creed Mirage's Basim to life

By Joe Donnelly published 2 October 23

On the Radar On the Radar | In conversation with Lee Majdoub, the man tasked with reimagining Basim Ibn Ishaq in Assassin's Creed Mirage

With respect to the last decade's blockbuster open world games, GTA Online is still the best of them all in 2023

By Joe Donnelly published 1 October 23

Opinion Opinion | As GTA Online turns 10, we explore why players are still flocking to the city of sin after so many years

Meet the GTA Online skydive stunt master who's spent over 10,000 hours perfecting aerial tricks – their latest anniversary montage will blow you away

By Joe Donnelly published 30 September 23

Features Interview | Ash Skyqueen is back dazzling in the skies of Los Santos and Blaine County with a new stunt collection

I haven't felt this way about a fighting game since I knocked myself out on a Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet at a bowling alley 30 years ago

By Joe Donnelly published 27 September 23

Opinion Opinion | As a reboot, Mortal Kombat 1 will inevitably draw newcomers – but its appeal for me spans decades in more ways than one

GTA Online changed the face of multiplayer heist games, but Payday 3 holds the blueprints

By Joe Donnelly published 26 September 23

Opinion Opinion | Payday 3 doesn't reinvent the wheel but it'll definitely feed your heist movie power fantasies – assuming its servers let you

Starfield is bigger and more ambitious than Skyrim, but will it stand the test of time in the same way?

By Joe Donnelly published 22 September 23

Opinion Opinion | It's got the ingredients to match The Elder Scrolls 5's legacy, but does Starfield know what to do with them?

Bloodborne changed the face of action RPG horror, but Lies of P could redefine our expectations

By Joe Donnelly published 20 September 23

Opinion Opinion | Lies of P could, and probably should, mark a new dawn for Soulslike horror

If you can't play Starfield, this sci-fi Skyrim mod has 7 districts, 200 interiors, 400 NPCs and is perfect for space envy

By Joe Donnelly published 19 September 23

Features Struggling with Starfield FOMO? You might fancy visiting Fort Knox via Tamriel

GTA 5's open world map was so ahead of its time that it's no surprise people are still flocking to it 10 years later

By Joe Donnelly published 17 September 23

Features Opinion | It may be cliche to describe video game settings as central characters, but it's absolutely true of Grand Theft Auto 5's Los Santos and Blaine County

Solo-ing this old-school GTA Online mission is the best way to make quick cash during this week's 4x RP and GTA$ event

By Joe Donnelly published 16 September 23

Opinion Opinion | This Lamar Davis throwback is loud, lively, and, crucially, lucrative - cash in while you can!

The most exciting Nintendo and Sony showcase standouts were last century's ideas

By Joe Donnelly published 15 September 23

Opinion Opinion | It really feels like a golden age inspired by a Golden Age

I'm late to the Baldur's Gate 3 party, so I've decided to ruin that party by being an absolute bastard to everyone I meet

By Joe Donnelly published 13 September 23

Opinion Baldur's Gate 3 is an incredibly flexible story-generator for the best and worst players among us

My first experience of an open world space game was on the Atari ST 31 years ago – Starfield is the game I've dreamt of ever since

By Joe Donnelly published 11 September 23

Opinion Opinion | I've waited 31 years and 12 computers for a space game like Starfield

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