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 j🌌oin𒉰ed 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
Monster Hunter Wilds Tracktail Lizard location
Guide ♍To catch the T♕racktail Lizard in MH Wilds, you need to go to the Windward Plains Oasis in Area 13
Character Design Codes in Monster Hunter Wilds explained
Guide These M�🦋�onster Hunter Wilds character design codes will let you create and share hunter designs
The beginner's guide to Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide If you're starting the franchise wit💙h MH Wilds, here's everything a beginne💧r needs to know
How to play Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer and join friends
Guide You can join friends in Monster Hunter Wilds through private lob𝄹bies, SOS flares, and Hunter IDs
How to mount in Monster Hunter Wilds
Guide Mountinꦓg Monsters in MH Wilds allows you to attack⭕ them from above
How to capture in Monster Hunter Wilds and use traps
Guide To capture monsters alive in MH Wilds, you need traps and tranquiliz💙e💦r
How long is Monster Hunter Wilds to beat?
Guide MH Wilds is about 40 hours in leng♌th, at least to beat the current campaign
How to play Monster Hunter Wilds crossplay
Guide MH 𝓡Wilds Crossplay is done through Hunter IDs and vari෴ous extra options
Best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons and full tier list
Guide Our weapon tier list for MH Wilds lays out all the most powerful choices and what's b🐽est
Monster Hunter Wilds Herbivore Shell location
Guide The Herbivore Shell in MH Wilds is found on Ceraton𒊎oth at Low Rank🙈
How to complete Pinnacle of Its Kind in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Guide Pinnacle of Its Kind has Rook hunt thre🎃e demons across the map of Veဣilguard
Should you save the Mayor or leave him in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Guide The Mayor choice in Dra🐼gon Age Veilguard is about wh🙈ether 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 recruit and bring along on their advent𒐪ures
Monster Hunter Wilds Ember Rufflizard location
Guide The MH Wilds Ember Rufflizard is found in the lava 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 ജyou find the right one for you
The Dragon Age: The Veilguard Lighthouse statues puzzle explained
Guide The pairs of statues in the Veilguard lighthouℱse need to be turned 🎃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 knoc🐬k 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 theꦍ target of Samin's Special Research Report
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Heart of Corruption walkthrough and guide
Guide The Heart of Corruption quest in Dragon Age Veilguard🅘 is a long one and ends with a leve🦋l 50 boss
Monster Hunter Wilds Rime Beetle location
Guide The MH Wild🌳s Rime Beetle is part of Samin's Research Report, in the Iceshard Clif♍fs
10 Monster Hunter Wilds tips we wish we'd known before playing
Guide Our tips and tricks for MH Wilds have lots of advice that'll help you get to grips wꦺith the Forbidden Lands
How to change armor appearance in Monster Hunter Wilds with layered armor
Guide Layere🔯d armor in MH Wilds allows you to transmog and change your armor appearance
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 F💦orbidden Lands?
