Joel Franey
Joel Franey got his Bachelors in Creative Writing and Games Design from Brunel University in 2017, before going on to do a Masters in Creative and Critical Writing from Sussex University. During this time he also worked freelance in various gaming-related roles and professions, including design, PR, reviews and features, before eventually joining the guides team at USgamer and ReedPop in 2019. Since then, he has written professionally for numerous publications, including Gfinity Esports, Eurogamer, VG247, Dicebreaker, RPS, Jelly Deals and more. These have involved, among other things, writing guides, news, features, reviews, and even working as an SEO consultant, restructuring and rewriting content for the purpose of increased online traffic. He eventually joined GamesRadar+ as a Guides Writer in 2021, with a focus on covering single player games and narrative games, though nonetheless regularly contributing to ongoing coverage of online gaming services and multiplayer properties, and has covered a variety of majo🐈r AAA games in his time since then. In his spare time he is also a long-time fiction writer, having written books, screenplays and more besides in a variety of genres, and is the co-host and co-creator of the pop culture comedy podcast, "Margaret Thatcher, Templar Spy".
Latest articles by Joel Franey
How to emote in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide We expla♏in how to use emotes in Nightreign🦂, and where to get more
How to unlock the Duchess in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide The Nightreign Duchess character class is unlocked through a special p🍌ocketwat🌠ch
All the best weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide The best weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign are legendary weapons that🎶 play to characters’ skills
How long is Elden Ring Nightreign? Length and time to beat explained
Guide Nightreign's time to beat is about 30 hours, but that number will vary signꦑificant𝔍ly
How to beat the Elden Ring Nightreign Tricephalos, aka Gladius, Beast of Night
Guide We explain how to defeat the first boss, Tricephal🎶os (or Gladius), iꦏn Elden Ring Nightreign
How to beat the Elden Ring Nightreign Gaping Jaw, aka Adel, Baron of Night
Guide꧅ We explain how to defeat the sec🅰ond boss in Nightreign, Gaping Jaw, also called Adel
How to unlock the Revenant in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide You'll need a speci﷽al mirror for the 🐓Revenant class in Nightreign
All Secret Missions in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Guide Every secret mission in PTCGP is here, incl🌜uding Extradimensionalꦇ Crisis!
All Pokemon TCG Pocket Shiny cards and how to get them
Guide The PTCGP♎ Shiny cards are obtained throug☂h booster sets (and some promo cards)
Full Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo card list (June 2025)
Guide Our list of🀅 Promo Cards 🐷for Pokemon TCGP includes those from Extradimensional Crisis
Pokemon TCG Pocket events calendar and schedule (May 2025)
Guide All෴ events in the P𒆙okemon TCG Pocket are all laid out in our calendar below
How to kill Leviathans in Helldivers 2
Guide The Leviathans' ๊weakn♌ess in HD2 is on their underbelly
Every Doom The Dark Ages guide you'll need and more
Guide Doom The Dark Ages is here, and we're here to help you thri♚ve in the war against Hell
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Source of Inspiration walkthrough
Guide The KCD2 Source of Inspiration quest in Brushes With Death focuses on finding 🦩Veles Shrine
How to get the KCD2 Phantom Horse
Guide The Phღantom Horse (or Ghost Horse) in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is part of a side quest for the Exe🐭cutioner Heinz
How long is the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Brushes with Death DLC?
Guide The Brushes with Death DLC expansion for KCD2 will take twelve hours🤪 at most
The lore of Doom The Dark Ages explained
Guide When is Doom 💙The Dark Ages set? We'll explain in this spoiler-free guide to the Doom timeline
How long is Doom The Dark Ages?
Guide Doom The Dark Ages has a lot of levels but yo⛎u can get through the whole thing in well under 20 hours
How to play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Brushes with Death DLC
Guide Here's the starting loca𒉰tion and requirements for the KCD2 Brushes with Death expansion
10 Doom The Dark Ages tips and tricks to help you rip and tear
Guide Here are some Doom The Dark Ages tips we wish we knew before we stepped 🏅into the Doom Slayer’s boots
Lost Skies is a skyfaring indie survival game that somehow manages to have better web-slinging than most Spider-Man games
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Lost Skies let me build airships, gunfight rob♋ots, and swing around on what might be modern gaming's greatest grappling hook
The best Helldivers 2 weapons tier list
Guide Our Helldivers 2 weapon tie𝔉r list ranks ev♏ery gun from every warbond and more
Elden Ring Golden Scarab location
Guide We show you where to f💮ind the Gold♌en Scarab talisman in Elden Ring
