Josh West
Josh West joined 12DOVE 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

Skyrim Alchemy guide to craft potions, find skill trainers, and level up your skills
By Matt Hughes last updated
Guide These Skyrim Alchemy tips will help you get better Tamriel's tricker professions

The 25 best games on Game Pass for Xbox and PC
By Josh West last updated
Best List Here are the best Xbox Game Pass games worth your time in 2025, from day-one releases to 360 throwbacks

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

Switch 2 Spotlight: Get caught up with all the latest on Nintendo's new console
By Josh West published
The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially unveiled on January 16, and there's plenty for you to get caught up on

Nintendo Switch 2 live – All of the latest Switch 2 news following its official reveal
By Josh West last updated
Nintendo has officially revealed its next console, with the Switch 2 release date set for 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Dates, locations, and how to register for a ticket
By Josh West published
News If you want to get your hands on the Nintendo Switch 2 before any of your friends, you need to get real lucky with the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience lottery system

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the 25 best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3

"We don't want to just be the 'Halo meets Portal' team": Splitgate 2 wants to to evolve beyond its inspirations
By Josh West published
Big in 2025 Talking big sequel plans for Splitgate 2 with 1047 Games CEO and creative director Ian Proulx

The 25 best Game Boy Advance games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The 25 best Game Boy Advance games hark back to the glory days of portable play. Here are all the top GBA titles you need to get if you haven't.

After Alan Wake 2 and Control, FBC: Firebreak represents a bold new frontier for Remedy: "It's time to expand the Remedy Connected Universe into shared spaces and brave something new"
By Josh West published
Big in 2025 | Control spin-off FBC: Firebreak breaks fresh ground for Remedy – we talk to the dev team about bringing it all together

Atomfall isn't Rebellion's Fallout, it's something far more interesting: "We like to think of it as X-Files in the Cold War Lake District"
By Josh West published
Big in 2025 | We speak to Rebellion Developments about Atomfall, an upcoming detective-survival game where the information you wield is as deadly as any weapon

Big in 2025: The 50 most anticipated upcoming video games of the year
By Josh West published
Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't the only game worthy of your time and attention in 2025

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

10 games like The Last of Us that will take you on an unforgettable adventure
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Feature Dig into more games like The Last of Us 1 and 2 for haunting tales set in vast, daunting worlds

How long is Star Wars Outlaws?
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Star Wars Outlaws is full of optional content, with lots of side quests to explore

Star Wars Eclipse: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature The new Quantic Dream game is set to deliver an adventure unlike any other as it takes us off to the High Republic era of Star Wars

Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Upcoming PS5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine is currently in development at Insomniac Games

Every Indiana Jones and the Great Circle guide to help you beat Voss
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has lots of puzzles, mysteries, and more and we can guide you through it all

State of Decay 3: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
News Here's all the latest State of Decay 3 development news and gameplay details

Perfect Dark: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature The Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics is one of the most promising Xbox exclusives in development right now

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

After revolutionizing the open-world RPG twice in 10 years, CDPR is dreaming even bigger with The Witcher 4: "We definitely want to raise the bar with every game that we create"
By Josh West published
Feature Interview | We dive deep into The Witcher 4 with CD Projekt RED to learn more about its new adventure into the wilds

The 25 best video game soundtracks of all time
By James Bentley last updated
Best List The greatest gaming soundtracks are all about good vibes and killer tunes
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