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 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
How to change appearance in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide How to change appearance in Monster🍌 Hunter Wilds beta
How to use the Dual Blades in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide The MH Wilds Dual Blades are built for speed and agility, and the stamina-draining Demo⭕n Mode
Pokemon TCG Pocket Triumphant Light expansion release date and all details revealed so far
Guide The Pokemon TCG Pock🍌et Triumphant Light expansion🎐 has a release date of February 27, and brings in new cards and more
15 Games like Fortnite you and your friends should play today
Best List From Roblox to Apex Legends, here are the best games like Fortnite that you should pi𒀰ck up and play
Monster Hunter Wilds Chatacabra weakness, tips and strategy
Guide The first monster in Monster Hunters Wilds is the Chataಞcabra, a giant toad
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's best armor and where to get it
Guide How to g꧙et the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 best armor
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Paladin class build
Guide How to make the best build for your P♓aladin in BG3, and what the class🌌 is best at
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Bard class build and choices
Guide The best Bard build in BG3 i♎s about ver🐲satility and charm in equal measure
Marvel Rivals is killing it right now, but there's one more thing it needs to borrow from Overwatch to truly thrive
Opinion Opinion | I have a problem with the casꦜt of Marvel Rivals: I can't bloody𒅌 well tell them apart
The best Baldur's Gate 3 weapons and how weapons work
Guide From swords⛎ to axes to b⭕ows, the best BG3 weapons pack a hefty punch
The best Baldur's Gate 3 feats
Guide The best feats in BG3 can make a strong characteꦏr into an unstoppable one
The Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Urge explained
Guide 🎃The Dark Urge in BG3 is a new origin where players can be🦂 afflicted with violent compulsions...
How to respec in Baldur's Gate 3 and change class
Guide How to change cඣlass in BG3 via Withers, the mysterious camp ghoul
Best Baldur's Gate 3 Illithid powers gained from Parasites
Guide The Mind Flayer parasites grant special po🍬wers in BG3
Everything in the Helldivers 2 Servants of Freedom Warbond
Guide The HD2 warbond Servants of Free𓃲dom is themed around self-destructive fi🌱repower
How to change appearance in Baldur's Gate 3
Guide The magic mirror in camp can l🌺et y🦩ou alter your face in BG3
All playable Baldur's Gate 3 races and which you should pick
Guide Wondering which speci🎃es you should p🍸lay as in BG3?
All Baldur's Gate 3 difficulty modes and how to change difficulty
Guide There are five difficulty levels in BG3, with lots of ways to⭕ set how hard you want the game to be
Advantage and disadvantage in Baldur's Gate 3 explained
Guide What is advan♈tage and disadvantage in BG3 and how do you get them?
7 Baldur's Gate 3 tips and tricks for your adventuring life
Guide Our top BG3 tips could bꦗe the difference between life and death outꦆ there
What to do first in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 for the best start
Guide Hꦅenry has no money or food to begin with, so here's what you should do first in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 to get started
How to get Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Twitch Drops
Guide You can get free rewards in KCD♋2 by linking your game, Twitch and PROS accounts
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Roadmap and Post-Launch plans
Guide The Roadmap for KCD2 o🐟ver 2025 includes new customization, DLC and difficulty
