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

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

Former Witcher 3 devs "can't" and "don't want to challenge" bigger games and companies with The Blood of Dawnwalker
By Anthony McGlynn published
News Rebel Wolves isn't trying to be the next CD Projekt

Blood of Dawnwalker takes after Baldur's Gate 3's freedom and Gothic's small but dense world design
By Dustin Bailey published
News "I feel tired with games that are way too big"

Upcoming Switch games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all the upcoming Switch games coming in 2026 and beyond

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

Upcoming horror games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From Directive 8020 to Silent Hill Townfall, these are the upcoming horror games coming in 2026 to look out for

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

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all of the upcoming Xbox Series X games landing in 2026 and beyond, from Fable to Forza Horizon 6, and GTA 6

New games 2026 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the new games coming soon to PC and console in 2026, from Saros to GTA 6

The Blood of Dawnwalker devs "were afraid that people wouldn't want to play as human Coen"
By Josh West last updated
Exclusive Rebel Wolves is wielding blood magic and swordplay to bring the mortal side of The Blood of Dawnwalker to life

With The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves wants to "get a few steps closer to pen-and-paper RPGs"
By Josh West last updated
Exclusive The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the most ambitious games of 2026, driven by a desire for Rebel Wolves to reconnect with why we fell in love with RPGs in the first place

The Blood of Dawnwalker makes one hell of a first impression
By Josh West published
Preview The former CDPR developers at Rebel Wolves are on track to deliver an RPG that could set a new benchmark for the genre

The Blood of Dawnwalker release date has been set for September 2026
By Josh West published
News The latest game from The Witcher 3 director and other CDPR vets is officially on the road to release this year

Five reasons why The Blood of Dawnwalker is becoming my most anticipated RPG of 2026
By Josh West published
Features Rebel Wolves is putting something special together with its debut game, a vampire RPG that will truly let you shape the world around you

Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw
By Josh West published
Retro Retro | We return to the abandoned halls of Black Mesa to uncover how a truly revolutionary video game was created

Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming Here's all the upcoming Ubisoft games set to launch in 2026 and beyond from the Assassin's Creed publisher

Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games in 2026, ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best list From Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to Helldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play in 2026

Assassin's Creed Hexe: Everything you need to know about the new flagship AC game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Ubisoft spoke on Assassin's Creed Hexe as part of its Assassin's Creed into 2026 update

Upcoming Assassin's Creed games: Every new Assassin's Creed game in development
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming All of the upcoming Assassin's Creed games on the way, from Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced to Assassin's Creed Hexe

The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is falling, and all it cost was day one access to new Call of Duty games
By Josh West published
News Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has lowered the cost of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass following poorly received price hikes in 2025 for the Xbox subscription service

Todd Howard agrees Starfield is "different" than The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, but those RPGs were divisive too
By Anna Koselke published
News "And then, you find an audience that loves that"

Todd Howard thinks the message behind Starfield's original New Game Plus "got lost on a lot of people"
By Josh West published
Interview If you've been concerned with going through the Unity in the past, Bethesda says now is the time to go back in to give it a try

"It's a sea change": Forza Horizon 6 is leaving the Xbox One behind, and it's a better game because of it
By Josh West published
Big Preview Big Preview | Forza Horizon 6 is fully leveraging the power of the Xbox Series X (and eventually the PS5) as the series takes its first tour of Japan
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