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
The 25 best PS1 games of all-time
By Nick Thorpe last updated
Best List Let's wind back the years to look at the 25 best PS1 games from Sony's ground-breaking games console
The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
By Josh West last updated
Features Xbox-exclusive The Outer Worlds 2 is on the way
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl continues to impress, but the question now is whether it can draw fans of Far Cry, Fallout and Metro into its wasteland of horrors
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | The most recent deep-dive into Stalker 2 showcases a desolate open world I can't wait to explore
Xbox is giving Avowed room to breathe by delaying it until February 2025, but what this RPG really needs is a stage to shine on
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | Avowed looks great, but Xbox is running out of time to properly define this upcoming exclusive
The 10 best NES games of all-time
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Metroid to Mega Man 2, these are the best NES games to play right now
The best Borderlands games you should play today
By Alex Avard last updated
Features From Tiny Tina to classic entries, the best Borderlands games will keep you in action long after watching the new movie
The Witcher 4 Polaris: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features CDPR's upcoming RPG The Witcher 4 will put a new spin on Geralt's universe
The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
By James Bentley, Austin Wood last updated
Best List The best roguelikes and roguelites that will keep you coming back for one more round
The 25 best Metroidvania games you can explore today
By Austin Wood, Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Jump, slash, and shoot through the best Metroidvanias to play right now
Star Wars Outlaws: The Big Preview
By Heather Wald last updated
Big Preview This month we are diving into Star Wars Outlaws, the highly-anticipated open-world Star Wars game from Massive Entertainment
Concord marks PlayStation's bold return to first-party shooters, but I don't see it filling the void left by Overwatch 2 anytime soon
By Josh West published
Preview Opinion | Concord isn't Destiny 2 meets Overwatch, but it is an exceptionally solid arena shooter with real potential
I abandoned Elden Ring shortly after release, but the excitement around Shadow of the Erdtree pulled me back in and I finally found a way to enjoy this RPG
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | Embracing a sense of true discovery is helping me find enjoyment in The Lands Between
10 games like GTA you need to play while waiting for GTA 6
By Iain Wilson last updated
Features Games like GTA: Whether it's the fast cars or the loaded guns you love, here's everything you need to check out
Hear how Massive Entertainment built on the success of The Division to deliver the ultimate scoundrel fantasy in Star Wars Outlaws
By Josh West published
Video Video | Get a fresh look at Star Wars Outlaws and learn how Massive stayed on target throughout development
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List With this list of the best 3DS games, you'll never be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld
The 25 best PS2 games of all-time
By Nick Thorpe last updated
Best List Ranking the best PS2 games ever made, from GTA: San Andreas to SOCOM 2: US Navy Seals
Borderlands 3 characters, who's the best class and who should you play as?
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide Understand Borderlands 3 character abilities, classes, and builds before heading into Pandora
Born out of a pandemic, refined through reflection: Gears of War: E-Day is a chance for The Coalition to recapture the spirit of Gears and "tear a lot of s*** up"
By Josh West published
Features Summer Preview | The Coalition on the return of Marcus and Dom, telling the origin of the Lancer, and more
Stalker 2 hands-on: I played Heart of Chornobyl, and it's finally becoming the immersive-FPS I always knew it could be
By Josh West published
Preview Preview | It's remarkable how far this game has come in such a short time
What's Hot 2024: 50 of the best games we saw and played at the summer showcases
By Josh West last updated
The 12DOVE Summer Games Preview runs throughout the month of June, diving deep into the hottest upcoming games for PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X
The new Path of Exile 2 class is the Witch, and Diablo 4 Necromancer mains will want to pay attention
By Josh West published
News Game director Jonathan Rogers talks the powerful new spellcaster joining the Path of Exile 2 roster
Gears of War: E-Day director says the new shooter will "absolutely be doing more" linear levels instead of Gear 5's open-ended maps
By Hirun Cryer published
News It sounds like E-Day will be a denser experience
The weapons in Doom: The Dark Ages are big, bold, and bear exceptionally silly names: "It's called the Skull Crusher because it crushes skulls"
By Josh West published
News id Software couldn't be more on the nose if it tried
Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Our latest look at Playground Games' Fable has us more hyped than ever
Doom: The Dark Ages is introducing big changes to combat because id Software came to one core realization: "Every projectile mattered in the original Doom"
By Josh West published
Preview Creative director Hugo Martin on how Doom: The Dark Ages is a spiritual successor to the original game, and how the Saw Shield will completely upend your expectations
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