Joe Donnelly
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.
Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List With the best 3DS games, you'll never be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld
25 Best Steam games you can play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features The best Steam games offer myriad experiences to make the most of your rig, from thoughtful RTS games to action epics
Best horror games to play right now
By Leon Hurley last updated
Best List Legendary terrors await in the best horror games, from Darkwood to Outlast
I've fallen in love with Elden Ring's absolute worst area – just like I did with Dark Souls and Bloodborne
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Areas I once hated in some of my favorite action RPGs are now places I relish
Rise of the Ronin sits somewhere between Assassin's Creed and Nioh, but the action RPG's rhythm combat took me back to a 27-year-old PS1 classic
By Joe Donnelly published
Hands-on Preview | Team Ninja's latest PS5 exclusive is the studio's most ambitious yet – can it pull off everything it hopes to achieve?
Trust me, you should totally play the latest GTA Online update like it's Metal Gear Solid
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid is best approached with a serious dash of Solid Snake
From Skyrim to Elden Ring and even Final Fantasy 7 – my favorite RPG magic spell has never once let me down
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | I get by with a little help from my (overpowered) friends
Everwild: Everything we know about the new game from Rare
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Features Rare's upcoming game Everwild will take us to a world where nature and magic intertwine
Slitterhead: Gameplay footage and everything we know about the Silent Hill creator's new horror game
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Features Gory body horror game Slitterhead is an upcoming terror we're desperate to learn more about
I never once thought of Dark Souls or Diablo when playing Moon Studios' previous games, but the dev's new action RPG feels like the perfect evolution of ideas and talent
By Joe Donnelly published
Preview Preview | Hands-on with No Rest for the Wicked, a game that wants to reinvent the ARPG genre
Final Fantasy 16's Clive and Cid actors discuss the importance of in-person chemistry when working on massive story-driven RPGs
By Joe Donnelly published
Interview Interview | Ben Starr and Ralph Ineson have a great rapport on and off-screen, but that may not have been the case in different circumstances
We're no closer to an exact GTA 6 release date, but is the incoming crime sim likely to follow its forerunners' end-of-year drops?
By Joe Donnelly published
GRAND THEFT AUTOSPY Grand Theft Autopsy | Every mainline GTA bar one has landed between September and November, is GTA 6 gunning for the same?
Starting a new GTA Online profile from scratch in public servers is more thrilling than chasing any open-world platinum trophy
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Who knows what the future holds for GTA Online, but I'm taking the city by storm one griefer war at a time
As much as I'd love more, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC should be the action RPG's curtain call
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | As FromSoftware seeks perfection, I reckon Miquella's story is the only one we need to see
After almost 400 hours with Elden Ring, I've found the action RPG's hardest enemy – an innocuous, random teleporting knight who you might have missed entirely
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Just when I thought I was out, this random banished knight has pulled me back in
I've spent over 10 years trying (and failing) to beat this dungeon-crawling roguelike RPG that was made using cellphone internet data in a treehouse in the woods
By Joe Donnelly published
Now Playing Now Playing | Legend of Dungeon is the game I love to hate, hate to love, and couldn't imagine my life without
13 developers share the video games that helped them fall in love with gaming
By Josh West published
Features We asked the devs who are helping to shape the future of gaming what made them fall in love with playing them in the first place
Two of my all-time favorite Metroidvania games launched in the last year – and I've hardly understood a word of their stories
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Narrative hand-holding is fine, but light-touch storytelling suits me just fine in the Metroidvania space
Ultros review: "A drop-dead gorgeous head trip of a Metroidvania game set in a cosmic uterus sarcophagus"
By Joe Donnelly published
Review
Black Friday 3D printer deals 2024: How to prepare for the sale
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Black Friday Black Friday 3D printer deals offer the best opportunity to save on these machines, so get ready with our expert tips
Griselda GTA 6 rumors have persisted for 8 years – in the wake of the Netflix show, I really hope there's some truth to them
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | I've just finished the six-part miniseries and am more on board than ever
Rise of the Ronin's martial arts and ranged weapons are going a long way to realizing my Sekiro meets Bloodborne fantasy
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Rise of the Ronin looks like it could take choice-driven combat to a whole other level
The Metroidvania genre is on fire right now, and Tales of Kenzera Zau just jumped to the top of my most-anticipated list
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | The debut venture from Surgent Studios enters a genre in great health