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 solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Electric Chair generator puzzle
By Joel Franey published
Guide How to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Electric Chair generator puzzle
What is the Silent Hill 2 Remake Bug Room code?
By Joel Franey published
Guide The bug-filled room after the historical society has no fixed code for the keypad - it's random
What to do with the Copper and Lead Silent Hill 2 Remake Rings?
By Joel Franey published
Guide The Copper Ring and Lead Ring in the Silent Hill 2 Hospital are used on 2F
All Silent Hill 2 Remake maps for all locations
By Joel Franey published
Guide Where to find every map in Silent Hill 2
How to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Director's Office Hand puzzle
By Joel Franey published
Guide The stone hand in the Director's office needs three bracelets to get the key it's holding
How to turn on the Hospital Generator in Silent Hill 2 Remake
By Joel Franey published
Guide The Silent Hill 2 generator in the hospital basement requires fuel
How to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Radio and Valves puzzle
By Joel Franey published
Guide The hanging radio in room 307 of Bluecreek Apartments in Silent Hill requires 3 Valves to be turned
How to get the Shotgun in Silent Hill 2 Remake
By Joel Franey published
Guide The padlock in the hospital reception office in Silent Hill 2 is a puzzle based on pictures
Everything different in DND 2024: All major changes to Dungeons & Dragons 5e
By Joel Franey published
Guide The DND 2024 Fifth Edition update has changed a lot about Dungeons & Dragons
All Palworld breeding combinations and how to breed Pals
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Breeding Pals in Palworld requires a Farm, an Incubator, and lots of Cake.
How to get Pal Spheres and Paldium Fragments in Palworld
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Pal Spheres and Paldium Fragments are tied together
How to find Palworld Ore for Ingots
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Ore in Palworld is turned into Ingots via a Primitive Furnace
Where to find High Quality Pal Oil in Palworld
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide High Quality Pal Oil, used mainly for crafting guns, is dropped by Mammorest and others in Palworld
Where to get Electric Organs in Palworld
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Electric Organs are a drop from Electric-Element Pals that you need for certain crafting recipes
How to get Leather in Palworld
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Palworld Leather is a drop from Pals like Fuack and Fuddler
All Palworld Flying Mounts and how to get them
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide The best flying mounts of Palworld can carry you across the map and vaporise enemies
Palworld type chart and all Element weaknesses
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Every element weakness and resistance in Palworld is shown below
Best Palworld base locations and upgrades
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide The best location to build your base in Palworld and what you need
Gordian Quest debuts new gameplay trailer for its mobile port, and it's like a greatest hits of indie gaming
By Joel Franey published
News Dice rolls, roguelike, deck-building and party management are all knotted together.
Dungeon Clawler's new trailer suggests that you might finally win one of those darn fairground claw games for once
By Joel Franey published
News And not only that, use it to beat up Cthulhu
How to breed Anubis in Palworld
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide How to easily get a Palworld Anubis Egg by breeding the right combination of Pals
The best Palworld mods and how to set them up
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Palworld mods right now are largely focused on quality of life improvements
All Palworld Legendary Schematics and their locations
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Where to find every legendary schematic in Palworld and what they offer
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