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 online𓄧 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
Character Design Codes in Monster Hunter Wilds explained
Guide These Monster Hunter Wilds character design codes will let you create and🧸 shᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚare hunter designs
The beginner's guide to Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide If you're starting the franchise with MH Wil🔯ds, here's everything a beginner needs to know
How to play Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer and join friends
Guide You can join friends in Monster ꦰHunter Wilds through private lobbies, SOS flares, and Hunter IDs
How to mount in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide Mounting Monsters in MH Wilds all🌺ows you to attack them from above
How to capture in Monster Hunter Wilds and use traps
Guide To capture monsters alive in MH Wilds, yo🉐u need traps and tranquilizer
How long is Monster Hunter Wilds to beat?
Guide MH Wilds is about 40 hours in length﷽, at least to beat the current campaign
How to play Monster Hunter Wilds crossplay
Guide MH Wilds Crossplay is ꧒done through Hunter IDs and various extra options
Best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons and full tier list
Guide Our weapon tier list for MH Wilds lays out a😼ll ✤the most powerful choices and what's best
Monster Hunter Wilds Herbivore Shell location
Guide The Herbivore Shell in💟 MH Wilds is found on Ceratonoth at Low Rank
How to complete Pinnacle of Its Kind in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Guide Pinnacle of Its Kind has R⛄ook hunt three demons across the map of Veilguard
Should you save the Mayor or leave him in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Guide The Mayor choice in Dr✨agon Age Veilguard ♏is about whether to spare the corrupted leader
All Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companions and how to recruit them
Guide There are seven companions in Dragon Age Veilguard for players to r𒈔ecruit and bring along on their adventures
Monster Hunter Wilds Ember Rufflizard location
Guide The MH Wilds Ember Rufflizard is found in the lav𝐆a of the Oilwell Basin
All Dragon Age: The Veilguard classes explained and the best classes to use
Guide We've explained the basics of each of🐻 the three Dragon Age Veilguard classes and ranked them to help you find the right one for you
The Dragon Age: The Veilguard Lighthouse statues puzzle explained
Guide The pairs of statues in the Veilguard lighthouse need to be tu💎rned to face each 🐓other
Should you knock out the First Warden or talk sense into him in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Guide As Weisshaupt crumbles, you must either k𝓰𒉰nock out the First Warden in Dragon Age Veilguard or try to talk him around
Monster Hunter Wilds Sandstar location
Guide The MH Wilds Sandstar is the target o𓆏f Samin's ༒Special Research Report
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Heart of Corruption walkthrough and guide
Guide The Heart of Corruption quest in Drag👍on Age Veilguard is a long one and ends wit𒆙h a level 50 boss
Monster Hunter Wilds Rime Beetle location
Guide The M❀H Wilds Rime Beetle is part of Samin's Research Report, in the Iceꦍshard Cliffs
10 Monster Hunter Wilds tips we wish we'd known before playing
Guide Our tips and ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtricks for MH Wilds have lots of advice that'll help you get to grips with the Forbidden Lands
How to change armor appearance in Monster Hunter Wilds with layered armor
Guide Layered armor in MH Wilds allows you to transmog and change your armor appear🐼ance
As a stalwart member of the Dual Blades community, Monster Hunter Wilds has done us dirty by not importing Rise's beloved Wirebugs
Opinion ♚Opinion | Why can't I swing through the Forbidden Lands?🐭
Monster Hunter Wilds Gillopod location
Guide The MH Wilds Gillopod is lo😼cated in the Wy🐓veria Ruins and slapped on a wall
