Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
Rediscovering the 33-year-old console RPG I spent a year renting from Blockbuster Video after it (optimistically) promised 300 hours of game time
Opinion Opinion | "Your father is in his grave"... maybe some things are better left in the past
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League gameplay looks more theme park ride than open-world spectacle – but returning Arkham tricks are cool
Opinion Opinion | Rocksteady has kicked off a new video series, but what Kill the Justice League actually is remains unclear
10 Activision Blizzard franchises we'd love to see reborn at Xbox
Features Now that Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, what could that mean for older games?
No pressure with GTA 6 Rockstar, but GTA 4 and GTA 5 had two of the best reveal trailers of all time
Opinion Opinion | With the GTA 4 and GTA 5 reveal trailers Rockstar delivered masterpieces – can it do the same with GTA 6?
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is your Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023
News Nostalgia meets nuance in this 20-game-strong category
Baldur's Gate 3 is crowned PC Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023
News Choice is everything – and this one is a big one
Alan Wake 2 wins Critics' Choice Award at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023
News The titular author has earned the write to celebrate
Sea of Stars triumphs in Best Indie Game category at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023
News Sabotage Studio lights up one of this year's strongest categories
The GTA community reacts to the GTA 6 trailer news: "The trailer alone will keep us satisfied till next year"
Features Interview | The excitement among the Grand Theft Auto community is palpable: "We're so back"
The GTA 6 trailer reveal proves no one does hype quite like Rockstar Games
Opinion Opinion | Whether said or unsaid, it's been a joy to watch the saga unfold
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Venom is the best take on the symbiote since my favorite Spidey game 28 years ago
Opinion Opinion | I haven't enjoyed Venom's presence this much since the symbiote's Mega Drive and Genesis days
My 6-year plight to own my favorite JRPG involved a rave, an all-nighter in Manhattan, and a region-locked PS2
Features Opinion | Suikoden is a special series that's totally worth the effort
Baldur's Gate 3 has normalized multiple playthroughs like no other game in recent memory – why?
Opinion Opinion | The GR team explores why so many Baldur's Gate 3 players are willing to jump straight back in after the credits roll
Silent Hill Ascension is the horror origins story we've always wanted, and its Telltale-style public votes promise chaos
Features Preview | Silent Hill: Ascension kicks off on Halloween night – with one million pre-registrations, it's set to offer a unique look at the titular terror town
Halloween 2023: Your guide through the spooky season
Halloween 2023 Halloween 2023 | The scariest time of the year is here – here's a rundown of everything you should play, watch, and read from dusk till dawn
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has such a vibrant open-world that I now want Insomniac to build a GTA 6-rivaling crime sim
Opinion Opinion | Insomniac should take a leaf from Naughty Dog's book and switch genres – a crime sim in the vein of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 would be amazing
There's a real-world Easter egg at the end of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 that I need in my life right now
Opinion Opinion | There's something about Miles' end-of-game costume that I'm sure will improve his sneaking side
Spider-Man actor on taking Peter Parker to darker places: "It left me exhausted at the end of every working day"
On the Radar On The Radar | Yuri Lowenthal: "Any actor will tell you, they'll play a villain in a heartbeat"
Lords of the Fallen isn't perfect, but its flashes of Dark Souls 2 and Soul Reaver have lit a bonfire within me
Opinion Opinion | Lords of the Fallen is pleasantly familiar, for better and for worse
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Mister Negative actor says working with Denzel Washington and Jennifer Garner helped bring his character to life
On the Radar On The Radar | Actor, voice actor and stunt man, Stephen Oyoung on his Spider-Man return: "All I have, I owe Insomniac"
On the Radar: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – A deep dive into the much-anticipated superhero sequel
On the Radar On The Radar | Where we bring you closer than ever before to the biggest new releases – and this time we're celebrating Marvel's Spider-Man 2
