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, bef💟ore 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 major 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
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Fighter class build
Guide The best fighters in BG3 are half-orcs soldiers who chꦜoose the Battle Master subclass๊
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Cleric class build
Guide The best BG3 Cleric bu༺ildཧs are a mix of party support and magical offense
How to get the best horse in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Guide Horses in KCD2 can be earned through quests, thro🌃ugh horse traders, or theft.
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Barbarian class build
Guide The best Barbarian build in BG3 is a classic, all about reinforcin🍌g brute strength and endurance
All Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 cheats and console commands list
Guide We've got all t♔he console commands and cheats for KCD2 right here
How long is Kingdom Come Deliverance 2? Time to beat revealed
Guide The KCD2 time to beat is at least 40 hours, and could take more than doub🎃le that
Shinedust in Pokemon TCG Pocket and Flair explained
Guide The Pokemon TCG Pocket Flair a♎nd cosme𒈔tics system explained
How to save in South of Midnight
Guide Saving in South of Midnight is something you don'๊t g🌳et to control
How many chapters in South of Midnight, and how long is it?
News We lay out South of Midnight's length and time to beat, as w♋ell as how many chapters there arꦰe
How to get the Marvel Rivals Venom twerk emote, Symbiote Boogie
Guide The Symbiote Boogie emote is no longer fไree in Marvel Rivals, but you can still get it
Monster Hunter Wilds Whiteflame Torrent skill explained
Guide The MH Wilds Whi🦹te𝓰flame Torrent is a skill tied to Zoh Shia
Monster Hunter Wilds Zoh Shia weaknesses and spawn location
Guide Zoh Shia is the final bไoss of MH Wilds, but now one you can battle again after Title U♑pdate 1
Monster Hunter Wilds Ayejack location
Guide Sleeping Ayꦇejack in MH Wilds is hanging from the ceiling of the Wubwub hideout as part of The Apple of Her Eye quest
Nintendo Switch 2's kickflipping cow, 50-ft woman, and steampunk t-rex showed there's still great power in absurdity
Opinion Opinion | Nintendo is st🌜anding firm as the last bastion of bonkers
Monster Hunter Wilds full roster and Monster list
Guide This full roster list for a♛ll the monsters in MH Wilds has 3𒈔0 to pick from, as well as sub-variants
All monster weaknesses in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide The monsters in MH Wilds 𒐪all have different vulnerabilities and weaknes🌠ses to exploit
How to beat Mizutsune in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guideꦿ The MH Wilds Mizutsune monster has arrived, and you can🙈 find out more about it here
8 South of Midnight tips we wish we'd known before playing
Guide Hazel's journey through the Bayou in South of Midnight hཧas a few tricks to weave the experien𓆏ce together
The Pokemon TCG Pocket trading system explained
Guide We explain trading in PTCGP, updated wit♋h the new info
All the most rare cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Guide The most rare cards in Pokemonꦫ TCGP are the gold Crown😼 Pokemon
Pokemon TCG Pocket best cards tier list (April 2025)
Guide The best PTCGP cards that you should chase are laid out in our 🐎tier list
Ranked rewards and matches in Pokemon TCG Pocket explained
Guide Th🌄e PTCGP ranked matches have rewards and a competitive ladder (and bots)
A Simpsons Hit and Run Remake will probably never happen – and I don't want it to
Opinion Opinion | Hit and Run's as good as it's ever going to be, and updating it꧅ risks upsetting a very delicate balance
