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

Helldivers 2 weapons tier list and the best guns to use
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our Helldivers 2 weapon tier list ranks every gun in the game, including primary weapons, Stratagem weapons, and those in Warbonds

Treyarch devs say "we welcome all constructive feedback" as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 readies for launch: "This is why we do a beta, so that we can make sure there are no blind spots"
By Josh West published
News "The feedback I'm looking forward to the most is the thing we're not expecting"

Warzone is getting a Blackout-inspired mode in 2026 and a dev who also worked on Call of Duty's original battle royale promises "that mode is going to be fun"
By Josh West published
News Black Ops 7 developer Treyarch says it is " working really closely" with the Warzone team

Is Black Ops 7 at risk of cannibalizing its own audience with Endgame and Zombies? Treyarch says that "player-driven pacing" is a key difference between the two co-op game modes
By Josh West published
News Treyarch says Endgame grew out of "a lot of learnings from Black Ops Cold War's Outbreak and Modern Warfare Zombies"

Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Fable 4's release date is now set to arrive in 2026, so here's everything you need to know ahead of the new RPG

Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming There are plenty of upcoming Ubisoft games in the works now that Assassin's Creed Shadows has launched, and we finally have at least one release date

Call of Duty: Warzone's weapon attachment tweaks are being separated from the other games like Black Ops 7 to allow for "faster meta shifts" and tuning
By Catherine Lewis published
News "An attachment in Multiplayer may have completely different stats in Warzone"

I played Black Ops 7 multiplayer for 4 hours, and here's my 10 takeaways you need to know
By Josh West published
Hands-on Hands-on | Call of Duty Black Ops 7 multiplayer builds on the foundations of its predecessor, tempering pace of play while adding more mobility and tactical options than ever to create an online mode that feels truly different

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's new Endgame mode "is the final proving ground" that could be so challenging you need other co-op teams to help you out
By Josh West published
Big Preview Interview | "We wanted to break the rules of what a campaign in Call of Duty could be": Black Ops 7 is back, bombastic, and finally packs a true endgame

Black Ops 7 will "redefine" what Call of Duty can be, and even after 20 years Treyarch is still promising "some of the most unique and unexpected moments of the series"
By Josh West last updated
Cover Story | "Where we're taking this game is so drastically different from a lot of the things we've done before"

The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
By James Bentley, Austin Wood last updated
Best List Settle down for one more round of the best roguelikes 2025 has to offer

Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything we know so far
By Hope Bellingham last updated
Features Missing Link has been axed, so Kingdom Hearts 4 seems to be Square Enix's sole focus right now

25 Best action games you can play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best action games offer dynamic experiences across the board, from combat to traversal and beyond

Terminator Survivors: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Your complete guide to the latest on the Terminator Survivors release window, trailer, and gameplay news

Marathon: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Bungie's new extraction shooter reboot Marathon has been delayed out of its previous September date

All The Last of Us 2 Training Manual locations
By Lloyd Coombes last updated
Guide How to unlock all of The Last of Us 2 Upgrade Branches with the hidden Training Manuals

Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2025
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games

The best Silent Hill games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Ranking the very best Silent Hill games now that Silent Hill is now out in the wild

Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Latest Finally, we have a Marvel's Wolverine release window set for Insomniac's next big PS5 game

Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play September 2025
By Josh West last updated
Live The PS5 State of Play delivered new looks at Saros and Marvel's Wolverine among the release date reveals and otherupdates

25 best shooters to play right now
By Josh West last updated
Features From Valorant to Fortnite, the best shooter games will have you racking up points and decimating your foes

10 games like Dying Light 2 to play once you're done with Techland's latest
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Apocalypses and untamed open worlds await in these games like Dying Light to try out before you pick up The Beast

The 25 best heroes in games of all time
By Rachel Weber last updated
Best List Of all the video game heroes we've come to know and love, here are the top 25 most memorable
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