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
What to expect from Black Friday electric scooter deals 2024
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Black Friday We've broken down what you should be looking out for when this year's Black Friday electric scooter deals begin
"The Thing on an oil rig" is one hell of a pitch, but Still Wakes the Deep's unshakable terror is driven by its unheroic characters
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | Protagonist Caz is an unfit ex-boxer "in the middle of a situation beyond imagining"
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Features We're counting down the days until Kill the Justice League launches
Hollow Knight Silksong's agonizingly long road to release might actually be an accidental stroke of genius
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | There are few games capable of stirring this level of hype right now, but Silksong is definitely one of them
The GTA 6 trailer landed 8 weeks ago – what has the Grand Theft Auto community been speculating about since?
By Joe Donnelly published
GRAND THEFT AUTOPSY Grand Theft Autopsy | From Lucia's actor to the unnamed co-protagonist's role, we dissect the biggest GTA 6 rumors
Avowed's commitment to ubiquitous player choice could make it 2024's standout RPG: "At Obsidian, it's your world, your way, right?"
By Joe Donnelly published
Interview Interview | In combat, in questing, and in everything between, Avowed puts you at the heart of everything it does
10 best survival games to test your will to live
By Alex Avard last updated
Features Our picks of the best survival games are a challenging yet rewarding bunch
The biggest video game anniversaries of 2024
By Joe Donnelly published
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS Old In 2024 | Hang on, these games are *how old* this year?
The 10 best Lego games of all-time
By Alysia Judge last updated
Features Here's our ranking of the best Lego games that you should play today, from Lego 2K Drive to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Best Black Friday iPad deals 2024: what to expect this year
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Black Friday We're rounding up everything we can expect from 2024's Black Friday iPad deals.
The best stealth games you can sneak through right now
By Alex Avard last updated
Best Move like a shadow and strike down your foes in the best stealth games, from Hitman to Assassin's Creed
The excruciating wait for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is a blessing and a curse for the action RPG
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | Elden Ring's first slice of new content has been a long time coming, for better and worse
I was sold on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 27 years ago
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | The latest slice of the modern day reimagining ticks so many old-school boxes
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like the best series adaptation since Temple of Doom on the Atari ST over 30 years ago
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | I love Lara, but this looks like the sort of tomb raiding I've wanted from Indy for so long
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown has given the 35-year-old series its second reinvention, but I still think it's better-suited to action RPG over Metroidvania
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | The Lost Crown has made Prince of Persia relevant again, setting its next steps up perfectly in the process
The best Borderlands games you should play today
By Alex Avard last updated
Features The best Borderlands games are borderline perfection
What to expect from PlayStation in 2024
By Joe Donnelly published
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | In the wake of a steady but subdued 2023, Sony will be keen to make some noise in the coming weeks and months
Project 007: Everything we know about IO Interactive's new Bond game
By Bradley Russell last updated
Features James Bond origin story Project 007 is an upcoming action game worth keeping your eye on in 2024
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown review: "It gets so much right, but falls short of greatness"
By Joe Donnelly published
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I played A Tiny Sticker Tale with my 5-year-old daughter for a laugh, but was nearly brought to tears by its poignant themes of fatherhood
By Joe Donnelly published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Turning A Tiny Sticker Tale into an inadvertent pantomime was the perfect tonic to combat end-of-year fatigue
With the GTA 6 hype train in motion, 2024 will be the most exciting year for Grand Theft Auto in the series' almost 30-year existence
By Joe Donnelly published
Grand Theft Advent Grand Theft Advent | Merry Christmas, happy Grand Theft Advent, and here's to a busy and rumor-driven New Year
The first GTA 6 trailer was incredible – but what can we expect from the second?
By Joe Donnelly published
Grand theft advent Grand Theft Advent | With GTA 6 not here till 2025, we'll surely be seeing more of Vice City soon
Did the GTA 6 leaks help or hinder Rockstar's long-awaited GTA 6 trailer reveal?
By Joe Donnelly published
Grand Theft Advent Grand Theft Advent | Rockstar has come through one of the most turbulent periods in its history pretty unscathed, it would seem