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, JellyDeals and Dicebreaker, in various capacities. 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 ongoing pop culture comedy podcast, "Margaret Thatcher, Templar Spy".
Latest articles by Joel Franey
How to beat Commander Gaius in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey published
Guide Gaius, the wild boar rider in Elden Ring, uses gravity magic and a huge lance
How to explore the Abyssal Woods in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey published
Guide The Abyssal Woods in Elden Ring are dangerous places with seemingly unkillable enemies, servants of the Frenzied Flame
All Shadow of the Erdtree Remembrance Bosses
By Joel Franey published
Guide There's 10 bosses in the Elden Ring DLC that drop Remembrances
Shadow of the Erdtree's "Somewhere a Great Rune has broken" message explained
By Joel Franey published
Guide And so to has a powerful charm in the Elden Ring DLC, but what does that even mean?
How to beat the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss
By Joel Franey published
Guide Promised Consort Radahn and Miquella are the last and final boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Where to find Scadutree Fragments in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Scadutree Fragment locations in Elden Ring's expansion are found at crosses, minibosses and more
Best weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree for all builds
By Joel Franey published
Guide Whether Dex, Faith, Intelligence, Strength or Arcane, here's the best weapons in the Elden Ring DLC
How to get Rakshasa's Great Katana in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey published
Guide The katana of Rakshasa does huge bleed damage
How to get to every Shadow of the Erdtree region and area on the map
By Joel Franey published
Guide Here's how you can get everywhere in the Erdtree DLC, from the Hinterlands to the Abyss
How to beat the giant, fiery Furnace Golems in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Furnace Golems in the Elden Ring expansion are huge, optional minibosses
Every Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree guide you'll need
By Joel Franey published
Guide Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring's first major DLC, is a huge challenge for any player
How to beat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide One of the first major bosses in the Elden Ring DLC is the Twin Moon Knight Rellana
Where to go in Shadow of the Erdtree first, with full walkthrough
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our guide to the Elden Ring DLC will take you through every essential step and where to go
How long to beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
By Joel Franey published
Guide The Elden Ring DLC will take at least 20 hours, probably a lot more
5 Shadow of the Erdtree tips and tricks to have a chance in the Realm of Shadow
By Joel Franey published
Guide The DLC of Elden Ring is a ruthless challenge that requires the best advice possible
All main bosses in Shadow of the Erdtree, in order
By Joel Franey published
Guide To beat Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you need to beat at least 7 boss fights
All locations of Miquella's Crosses in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey published
Guide Finding every Miquella's Cross in the Elden Ring expansion is a little side quest
All Shadow of the Erdtree Map Fragments locations
By Joel Franey published
Guide To reveal the full map of this Elden Ring expansion, there's five pieces to find
How to start the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in Elden Ring
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Where the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion begins and what you need to do
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree review: "It's almost getting boring praising FromSoftware every time"
By Joel Franey published
Review
How to beat the Elden Ring Radahn boss fight
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide How to beat Starscourge Radahn at the Elden Ring festival
Best weapons in Helldivers 2 with full tier list
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our Helldivers 2 weapon tier list has all weapons from all Warbonds ready to go
Is Fortnite down? And if so then how long is the Fortnite downtime?
By Iain Wilson last updated
Guide What to know if you're seeing the dreaded "Fortnite servers not responding" error