Articles by Joe Donnelly, Features Editor, GamesRadar+

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Joe is a Features Editor at GamesRadar+. With over seven years of experience working in specialist print and online journalism, Joe has written for a number of gaming, sport and entertainment publications including PC Gamer, Edge, Play and FourFourTwo. He is well-versed in all things Grand Theft Auto and spends much of his spare time swapping real-world Glasgow for GTA Online’s Los Santos. Joe is also a mental health advocate and has written a book about video games, mental health and their complex intersections. He is a regular expert contributor on both subjects for BBC radio. Many moons ago, he was a fully-qualified plumber which basically makes him Super Mario.

Articles by: Joe Donnelly

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot

As we stare down the Elden Ring DLC, I can't decide which of my all-time favorite builds to take into the RPG's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion

By Joe Donnelly published 9 April 24

Opinion Opinion | I'm juggling save files in the Lands Between and I'm terrified I'll make the wrong call

With Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Ninja Theory is learning from player feedback and past experience in its sustained push to challenge mental health stigma

By Joe Donnelly published 5 April 24

Interview Interview | How Hellblade 2 is building on the foundations laid by 2017's Senua's Sacrifice

Sometimes unashamedly riffing on the biggest genre hits works – just ask Nightghast, a creepy budget horror game in the vein of P.T., Resident Evil and Silent Hill

By Joe Donnelly published 5 April 24

Features Indie Spotlight | Nightghast is short but sweet and proper unsettling

Rediscovering the 25-year-old console JRPG whose jaw-dropping CGI cutscenes I once considered the indisputable pinnacle of video game graphics

By Joe Donnelly published 3 April 24

OPINION Opinion | And the biggest question is: How could I possibly forget this bygone PS1 classic?

Elden Ring's DLC can only be reached from a very specific late game location – 13 years later, is this signature FromSoftware access method still practical?

By Joe Donnelly published 29 March 24

Opinion Opinion | Accessing added content has never been straightforward in FromSoftware's esteemed action RPGs, but is this a good or a bad thing?

Lego Fortnite is my new obsession, but I remain unconvinced it (or anything else) can ever match Minecraft's sense of wonder

By Joe Donnelly published 27 March 24

Opinion Opinion | I'm singing the same tune 13 years later, but this time it's through a new, more profound lens

I'm so obsessed with Elden Ring's twisted sickness cult that my family has banned me from talking about it at home

By Joe Donnelly published 26 March 24

Opinion Opinion | And it's only going to get worse when the action RPG's long-awaited Shadow of the Erdtree DLC lands later this year

Half-Life 2 deathmatch screenshot showing online multiplayer action

20 years later, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch still my favorite online multiplayer FPS of all time

By Joe Donnelly published 25 March 24

Opinion Opinion | You can rip toilets from the wall and kill enemies with them. Enough said?