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 emote in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide We explain how to use emotes in Nightr🐲eign, and wher𒁃e to get more
How to unlock the Duchess in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide The 𝔉Nightreign Duchess character cl൲ass is unlocked through a special pocketwatch
All the best weapons in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide The best weapons in Elde🌠n Ring Nightreign are legendary weapons that play to characters’ skills
How to unlock the Revenant in Elden Ring Nightreign
Guide ཧYo๊u'll need a special mirror for the Revenant class in Nightreign
How to beat the Elden Ring Nightreign Tricephalos, aka Gladius, Beast of Night
Guide We explain how to defeat the first boss, Tricephalos (or Gladius), in Elden ꩵRing Ni🌞ghtreign
How to beat the Elden Ring Nightreign Gaping Jaw, aka Adel, Baron of Night
Guide We explain how to defeat the second boss in Nightr꧃eign, Gaping Jaw, also called Ade🍸l
How long is Elden Ring Nightreign? Length and time to beat explained
Guide Nightreign's tim𒆙e to beat is about 30 hours, but that number will vary significantly
All Secret Missions in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Guide Every s🌌ecret mission in PTCGP is here, including Extradimensional Crisis!
All Pokemon TCG Pocket Shiny cards and how to get them
Guide The PTC♔GP Shiny c💃ards are obtained through booster sets (and some promo cards)
Full Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo card list (June 2025)
Guide Our list of Promo C𝓀ards for Pokemon TCGP includes those from Extradimensional Crisis
Pokemon TCG Pocket events calendar and schedule (May 2025)
Guide All events in the Pokemon TCG Pocke෴t aℱre all laid out in our calendar below
How to kill Leviathans in Helldivers 2
Guide The Leviathans' weak🎐ness in HD2 is on their underbell🔯y
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 thrive in𝓀 the war against Hell💮
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Source of Inspiration walkthrough
Guide The KCD2 Source of Inspiration quest in Brushes With Deat⛦h focuses on finding Veles Shrine
How to get the KCD2 Phantom Horse
Guide The Phantom Horse (or Ghost Horse) in Kingdom Come Deliverance꧟ 2 is part of a side quest for the Executioner𝓀 Heinz
How long is the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Brushes with Death DLC?
Guide The Brushes with Deat⛄h DLC expansi🍃on 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 le🐷vels but you can get t♛hrough the whole thing in well under 20 hours
How to play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Brushes with Death DLC
Guide Here's th🎐e starting l🐟ocation 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 robots, and swing around on what might be modern ga✱ming's greatest grappling hook
The best Helldivers 2 weapons tier list
Guide Our Helldꦑivers 2 weapon tier list ranks every ꧅gun from every warbond and more
Elden Ring Golden Scarab location
Guide We show you where to fin🐈d the Golden Scarab tali♉sman in Elden Ring
