
Josh West
Josh West joined GamesRadar+ in 2018 as its Features Editor, and now serves as the website's Editor-in-Chief. He previously worked as Deputy Editor of games™ magazine. Josh's writing has appeared in 3D Artist, Edge, Gamesmaster, iCreate, Metal Hammer, Official Xbox Magazine, Official PlayStation Magazine, Play, Retro Gamer, SciFi Now, and SFX. In his youth, he performed background roles in movies like Harry Potter and TV shows like The League of Gentlemen. With over 15 years of industry experience, you are most likely to find Josh leveraging his expertise in action-adventure games, MMOs, RPGs, and shooters to bring the readers of GR+ closer to the video games that they truly care about.
Latest articles by Josh West

The 10 best Call of Duty games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best Black Ops 6 gives the best Call of Duty games a run for their money

Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Features The latest OD news and updates from Hideo Kojima as we await more on the upcoming horror "experience"

New games 2025 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Here's all the new games and release dates of 2025 to help you catch up or plan ahead for June and beyond, from Grounded 2 to Borderlands 4

The ultimate Death Stranding 2 guide to the post-apocalypse
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Life doesn't have to be a Beach with our Death Stranding 2 guides hub

All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming From OD to Physint, there's no shortage of upcoming Hideo Kojima games heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming With so many upcoming PS5 games to keep track of, this list does the remembering for you

Best Xbox Series X games to experience on Microsoft's flagship console
By Josh West last updated
Best List Put your setup to the test with the best Xbox Series X games

Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best list From Assassin's Creed Shadows to Helldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play in 2025

GamesRadar+ Summer Preview: The biggest games of Summer Game Fest 2025
By Josh West published
The GR+ Summer Preview for 2025 is your portal into the biggest video games shown off this summer

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From Borderlands 4 to Gears of War: Reloaded, here are all the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games heading our way in 2025

The best Borderlands games, ranked
By Alex Avard last updated
Best List Get ready for Borderlands 4 with the best Borderlands games, ranked by how much we love them

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Ready up for these upcoming PC games set to put your rig to the test in 2025, from Borderlands 4 to Killing Floor 3

The 10 best Resident Evil games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Counting down the best Resident Evil games ever, from Code Veronica to RE2

How Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"
By Josh West published
Exclusive | There's a reason 2025 is being called the "Year of Obsidian"

I think the ROG Xbox Ally X can tell us a surprising amount about the "next-generation of Xbox"
By Josh West published

As Play Anywhere takes center stage, the future of Xbox has never been clearer: "Our plan is to keep making amazing games and have them reach as many players as we can"
By Josh West published
Exclusive | Inside Xbox Play Anywhere

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

The Witcher 4: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide While we wait for The Witcher 4 release date, here's all the latest news and information from CD Projekt Red on its upcoming fantasy RPG

The best Zelda games of all time
By David Roberts last updated
Best List From Majora's Mask to Tears of the Kingdom, here are the 10 best Zelda games to play right now

Best Final Fantasy games of all-time
By Josh West last updated
Best List No matter which of the best Final Fantasy games you love the most, they're all in good company on this handy list

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – Everything we know about the new Naughty Dog game
By Josh West last updated
Guide A complete guide to the latest news and details about Naughty Dog's brand-new IP, a sci-fi adventure that's set to kickstart a new PS5 franchise

The 10 best Halo games of all time
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best list From old-school classics to newer entries, the best Halo games show off some of Bungie's most exciting sci-fic shooter experiences

The 25 best video game villains you just love to hate
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List The most iconic gaming villains of all time, from SHODAN to Pyramid Head

After 4 hours with Borderlands 4 I'm not yet sold on its biggest changes, but Gearbox says "it would be strange" if Borderlands wasn't "constantly growing and adapting"
By Josh West published
Preview Summer Preview | "Less borders, more lands" is the driving Borderlands 4 to new heights, but I'm not sure all of them landing as intended
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more