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

GTA 6: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Counting down to GTA 6's bombastic November 2026 launch

State of Decay 3: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Here's all the latest State of Decay 3 development news and gameplay details on the zombie survival epic.

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here's every new PS5 game for 2026 and beyond that you need to have on your radar, from exclusives like Marvel's Wolverine to AAA titans like GTA 6

Todd Howard wanted Bethesda's original RPGs to be playable before worrying about remasters: "You can play Morrowind"
By Kaan Serin published
News "So that to me, was like, job number one"

The Future of Starfield: How Bethesda Game Studios is beginning to breathe new life into its most misunderstood RPG
By Josh West last updated
Before The Elder Scrolls 6 arrives, Bethesda is battling to make its sci-fi RPG the best that it can be

How your feedback helped shape Starfield's biggest updates: "We're always checking in," says Bethesda
By Josh West published
Starfield's Free Lanes update has been shaped by the most active players, not the loudest

Todd Howard says Oblivion leaks didn't help Bethesda or players: "Everyone is gonna have a different version"
By Kaan Serin published
News So, the developer "wanted that time from 'here's what it is' to 'you can touch it' to be zero"

Fallout 3's GOTY Edition was a bit of a misfire, says Bethesda vet, but "we've gotten better" ahead of the Starfield DLC
By Scott McCrae published
News "The Game of the Year Edition would start with all of these messages [telling you] the DLCs had unlocked"

As Oblivion turns 20, Bethesda lead says the RPG is "what Bethesda games are" in the "rawest form"
By Anthony McGlynn published
News "It was like we were breaking all the rules"

Leave comments, play quizzes, earn badges: Join the GamesRadar+ community
By Josh West published
News This is the start of a beautiful friendship

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the latest upcoming PC games on the way in 2026 and beyond, from Control Resonant to Phantom Blade 0

How returning to The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion reshaped Todd Howard's stance on remastering Bethesda's RPGs
By Josh West published
Interview Bethesda is asking itself the same question we are asking of it right now – "Are there going to be remasters in the future of our games?"

"Our tracks are not procedurally-generated": Why replayability is at the heart of Star Wars: Galactic Racer
By Josh West last updated
Interview Big Preview | Fuse Games dives into its philosophy behind racing game creation

Star Wars: Galactic Racer looks every bit the Burnout: Takedown revival I've been waiting 20 years to play
By Josh West last updated
Interview Big Preview | Former Burnout and Need for Speed developers are building Star Wars: Galactic Racer, but there's far more going on under its hood than you might expect

Star Wars: Galactic Racer makes more sense for the Star Wars universe than Palpatine somehow returning ever did
By Josh West last updated
Big Preview | This week we are diving into Star Wars: Galactic Racer with Fuse Games and Lucasfilm to understand why a racing game makes perfect sense for Star Wars

Bethesda's Tim Lamb on the biggest changes coming to Starfield, the PS5 release, and why all those load screens are necessary
By Josh West published
Interview Seamless space travel is a massive new addition, but Bethesda's lead creative producer says you shouldn't expect similar changes to hit planet-side exploration

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

Best Helldivers 2 Primary Weapons to use against the Terminids, Automatons, and Illuminate
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Your Helldivers 2 primary weapon is what you'll be using the most, so make sure it's something good

The 10 best Marvel games of all time
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Best List Ranking the best Marvel games of all-time, from The Punisher to Spider-Man on PS2 and beyond.

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"

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

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.

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

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

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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