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

Xbox Series X Sleep and Shutdown power options explained
By Josh West last updated
Guide Understand the two Xbox Series X power and startup modes

Can the Xbox Series X play Blu-ray movies?
By Josh West last updated
Guide How to watch movies on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

The 25 best strategy games to play right now
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From turn-based to RTS, the best strategy games will keep you on your toes. Check out our top 25 of all time!

How to eject an Xbox Series X disc
By Josh West last updated
Guide Need to eject a disc from your Xbox Series X? Here's how

Explore the future of Total War in the GamesRadar+ Big Preview
By GamesRadar Staff published
Gain new insight into Total War: Medieval 3 and beyond through our exclusive access to Creative Assembly

The 25 Best Games of 2025
By Josh West published
In a year absolutely packed with incredible games, we've determined the very best

Creative Assembly confirms that a new Total War game will be revealed at The Game Awards 2025
By Josh West published
News Could this be the rumored Star Wars game?

Future Total War games can come to PlayStation and Xbox, Creative Assembly confirms
By Josh West published
News Total War is soon dropping its PC-exclusive ways

After almost 20 years, Creative Assembly announces the long-awaited Total War: Medieval 3
By Josh West published
News Medieval 3 will "empower players to shape realms, rewrite history, and immerse themselves in the Middle Ages like never before"

Everything announced at the Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase
By Josh West published
Features The Big Preview | Total War: Medieval 3 is in the works, the End Times are coming to Warhammer 3, and a new engine are all the stars of this showcase

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Everything you need to know about the new Switch game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Metroid Prime 4 is finally here, so here's everything you need to know before buying it for yourself!

The Best Metroid Games of All Time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Our ultimate ranking of the 10 best Metroid games to help you separate the wheat from the chaff

The 10 best games like Hollow Knight to play after you beat Silksong
By Samuel Horti, Miri Teixeira last updated
Best List Silksong is now out in the wild, but these games like Hollow Knight will keep you busy after you play Team Cherry's latest

The best Cyber Monday PS5 deals in 2025: The biggest Sony savings still holding on strong
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Deals The biggest Cyber Monday PS5 deals are done for another year, but some discounts are still holding on.

Hot 25: Fall 2025 Edition
By Josh West published
Your essential guide to the hottest upcoming video games

25 Best Xbox 360 games of all time
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List Counting down the best Xbox 360 games of all time, from Black Flag to Dishonored

The 10 best Halo games of all time
By David 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

10 Games like Call of Duty that you should play now
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best List Looking for a new FPS? Then you'll want to check out our list of the best Call of Duty alternatives

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

10 Games like The Witcher 3 to play while you wait for The Witcher 4
By Jordan Oloman, Joe Chivers last updated
Best List From Baldur's Gate 3 to Skyrim, these are the best games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to play right now

The Outer Worlds 2 won't let you respec your character, even if you break your build, because the RPG's director "wouldn't let you respec your story" either
By Josh West published
News "Just to be clear, no character is perfect," says Obsidian

Outer Worlds 2 isn't taking one of Avowed's most helpful features because its creative director believes it would "rob the world of some of its mystery"
By Josh West published
News On the Radar | Obsidian tells GR+ that it never considered including this fantastic system from Avowed

The Outer Worlds 2 is a love letter to Obsidian's favorite genre, and nobody knows it better than its devs: "The fact that we're able to deliver this style of RPG in this day and age is a fantastic thing"
By Josh West published
Interview On the Radar | Game director Brandon Adler and creative director Leonard Boyarsky join us to discuss the choices that helped shape The Outer Worlds 2
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