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
Here's the four PS5 reveals everyone will be talking about out of that PlayStation State of Play showcase
By Josh West published
Features And everything else announced in the PS5 showcase today
PlayStation State of Play recap: All the news as it happened
By Josh West last updated
Live The PlayStation State of Play showcase is over, but you can relive the excitement through our live coverage
10 games like God of War Ragnarok you should play next
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features From Elden Ring to The Last of Us, these are the 10 best games like God of War for you to play after Ragnarok
Dragon Age: The Veilguard – The Big Preview
By Josh West published
Big Preview Our Big Preview coverage hub for Dragon Age: The Veilguard collects our hands-on impressions, new gameplay video, an interview with the creative director, and more
Skate 4 trailer, playtests, and everything else we know
By Josh West last updated
Features Upcoming free-to-play game Skate 4 has been retitled Skate and is coming out in 2025
10 games like Assassin's Creed to take a leap of faith on
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Features Can't wait for Assassin's Creed Mirage? Here are 10 of the best games like Assassin's Creed to play right now
The 25 best Sonic games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List From classics to modern takes, the best Sonic games showcase the blue hedgehog's most memorable antics
The 25 best Wii games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Super Paper Mario to Kirby's Epic Yarn, these are the best Wii games to play right now
The ultimate Star Wars Jedi Survivor guide
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Master the ways of the Jedi with our Star Wars Jedi Survivor guide covering tips, walkthroughs, and secrets
Best racing games to put you in pole position
By Justin Towell last updated
Best List From kart racers to ultra-realistic sims, these are the best racing games around
The PS5 Pro is an impressive, expensive mid-gen refresh that feels less essential than the PS4 Pro did in 2016
By Josh West published
Opinion Opinion | It's going to be difficult to justify that $700 price point
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 Mobile Gaming Show launches this September with exclusive reveals, trailers, developer interviews, and more
By Josh West published
News Actor Ben Starr is ready to spotlight the most exciting games coming to mobile in 2024 and beyond in this new broadcast event from Future Games Show
On the Radar: Star Wars Outlaws
By Josh West last updated
Coverage Hub With our final verdict on Star Wars Outlaws out there in the wild, we are continuing the conversation on beyond review with exclusive insight from the team at Massive Entertainment
"They're going to have to kick us out the door!": Ubisoft Massive promises that changes are coming to Star Wars Outlaws as its directors reflect on launch and look to the future
By Josh West published
Interview In conversation with Star Wars Outlaws' creative director Julian Gerighty and game director Mathias Karlson
The 25 best Game Boy Advance games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List From Metroid to Sonic Advance, these are the best GBA games of all time
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
25 Best Xbox 360 games of all time
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List From GTA 5 to Modern Warfare 4, here's the 25 best Xbox 360 games to play today
The Star Wars Outlaws creative team weighs in on what it's like to work within a galaxy far, far away: "Initially, it felt like we had been let loose in the toy factory"
By Josh West published
Interview Ubisoft Massive speaks on the challenges of bringing a Star Wars game to life
Remedy confirms the Alan Wake AMC TV series is dead as it announces new partnership with Annapurna to "develop and produce Control and Alan Wake franchises for film and television"
By Josh West published
News You snooze, you lose
Ubisoft Massive was "inspired by Gears of War" to bring more depth to its blaster-based combat
By Josh West published
Features Massive reflects on the challenge of making a "fairly basic type of weapon" fun to fight with
Star Wars Outlaws doesn't let you free aim and fire from your speeder because Massive didn't want you to "feel as if you can ride in and assault people"
By Josh West published
Features Star Wars Outlaws doesn't let you freely fire your blaster while riding your speeder bike, and now we know why
Star Wars Outlaws review: "An exceedingly fun Star Wars game that's hindered by poor stealth systems"
By Josh West published
Review
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