Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly is a sports editor from Glasgow and former features editor at 12DOVE. A mental health advocate, Joe has written about video games and mental health for The Guardian, New Statesman, VICE, PC Gamer and many more, and believes the interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely placed to educate and inform. His book Checkpoint considers the complex intersections of video games and mental health, and was shortlisted for Scotland's National Book of the Year for non-fiction in 2021. As familiar with the streets of Los Santos as he is the west of Scotland, Joe can often be found living his best and worst lives in GTA Online and its PC role-playing scene.
Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
Elden Ring's newcomer discovery is just one reason its legacy will outlive the best RPGs of all time – including Skyrim
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion |
Rockstar didn't need to fix Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy before GTA 6, but the move will likely prove genius in the months to come
By Joe Donnelly published
Opinion Opinion | Mighty Morph Suit Grand Theft Rangers
The best hidden object games to lose yourself in
By Alex Avard last updated
Best List Our guide to the 10 best hidden object games will put your ocular power to the test
The 15 best city building games to play today
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From Frostpunk 2 to Aven Colony, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies
The 10 best FromSoftware games you should die with today
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Best list From Elden Ring and Dark Souls, get punished with the best FromSoftware games of all time
The 25 best fighting games you can play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Tekken to Street Fighter, here are the best fighting games for an ultimate brawl
The 10 best Lego games of all time
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best List Here's our ranking of the best Lego games that you should play today, from Lego 2K Drive to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
The best strategy games you can play right now
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3
10 best survival games to test your will to live
By Alex Avard last updated
Feature Scrape together and persist in the best survival games to play in 2024
The 25 best free games you can play right now
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Best List Check out the best free games to play for the cool price of zero dollars, from Fall Guys to The Sims 4
Fallout 5: Everything we know so far, and what we hope to see
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Fallout 5 is on its way, so here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Bethesda game
Slitterhead: Everything you need to know about the Silent Hill creator's new horror game
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Feature The Slitterhead release date is finally here, so here's everything you need to know before you start playing
10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now
The best Persona games, ranked
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Feature With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
The 25 best single-player games to play right now
By Alex Avard last updated
Feature From Elden Ring to Baldur's Gate 3, here are the 25 best single player games to play right now
The best PS5 headset in 2024
By Tabitha Baker last updated
Buying Guide We're rounding up the best PS5 headset options you can choose from to team with your new-gen console.
Best horror games to play right now
By Leon Hurley last updated
Best List Set the scene this Halloween with the best horror games, from Resident Evil to Until Dawn
Games like Until Dawn that'll have you quaking in your decision-making boots
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best list From As Dusk Falls to Detroit Become Human, these games like Until Dawn are must-plays for any fan
10 games like God of War Ragnarok you should play next
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature From Elden Ring to The Last of Us, these are the 10 best games like God of War for you to play after Ragnarok
Skate 4 trailer, playtests, and everything else we know
By Josh West last updated
Feature Upcoming free-to-play game Skate 4 has been retitled Skate and is coming out in 2025
25 Best Steam games you can play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Feature The best Steam games will look and play like a dream on your PC
The best video game Easter eggs for happy hunters
By Joe Donnelly last updated
Best List Some of the best video game Easter eggs are sneaky to spot, and we've picked out our favorites
The 10 best zombie games that will munch your brain
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Feature Dig into the best zombie games, from Resident Evil to Dead Island
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