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About Joshua Duckworth
Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and hard times. Joshua started at Game Rant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his. It's this passion he hopes to communicate in every post, in every conversation about the industry, and so forth. Outside of gaming and Game Rant, Joshua spends a lot of time with his lovely wife and children, keeps pulling for Cody Rhodes in WWE, and manages the farm he inherited from his grandfather. ?If you name a video game, Joshua can rant about it—that's a guarantee. For Joshua, the world of gaming isn't just an industry, but his first love.?
Industry Focus
Joshua's passion for the industry is all-consuming, and his typical content coverage is as varied as the game industry itself. Joshua covers news, features, interviews, previews, and more on a weekly basis, and whether it's the next expansive AAA title or the most innovative indie game, his eyes are always on the horizon.
Favorite Games
Right now, Baldur's Gate 3 has completely consumed Joshua's life, but his favorite franchises include Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed, and anything with deep storytelling and lore. He loves anything with deep and intensive gameplay experiences, but there are bonus points for anything that sends him down rabbit holes on more than one occasion.
Favorite Console
Joshua's favorite console is the Xbox Series X, as that is where he plays the majority of his games. He owns a custom-built gaming PC, a PS5, and a Switch, as well as a plethora of older consoles such as the PS2 and Nintendo GameCube.
Latest

Interview: Killing Floor 3 Dev Discusses Franchise's Fresh Approach to Combat
Game Rant sits down with Killing Floor 3 lead combat designer Bill Munk to discuss what fans can expect from the upcoming threequel.

Split Fiction: It Took 8 Months to Develop One 10-Minute Section
Split Fiction is filled with various unique gameplay sections, but each one requires a ton of work to bring to life even for a short time.

Overwatch 2 Preview: Perks, Freja, and Stadium
At Blizzard, Game Rant spends a couple of hours playing with Overwatch 2's new perk system, new hero Freja, and new mode Stadium.

Overwatch 2 Dev Teases Season 16 Hero Freja's Connections to Norse Mythology
Game Rant speaks with an Overwatch 2 senior narrative designer about Freja's connections to her godly namesake in Norse mythology.

Split Fiction Has Good News for Console Gamers
Ahead of its March release, Split Fiction developer Hazelight Studios has some good news for those intending to pick it up on console.

Split Fiction Dev Already Working on Next Game
As Hazelight prepares to ship Split Fiction, the studio is also already hard at work on its next release (and it may or may not be co-op).

Killing Floor 3: The Evolution of Zeds Explained
Game Rant sits down with Bill Munk, the lead combat designer for Tripwire Interactive's Killing Floor 3, to discuss the evolution of Zeds.

Blade & Soul NEO Overview
Game Rant gets a look at Blade & Soul NEO, a comprehensive remaster of NCSoft's kung fu MMORPG with revamped visuals and all-new systems.

Killing Floor 3 Weapon Mods and Customization Explained
Game Rant sits down with Killing Floor 3 lead combat designer Bill Munk to discuss weapon modifications and customization in the upcoming sequel.

Killing Floor 3 Hands-On Preview: It's Zed Time
After a couple of hours with Killing Floor 3, it's clearly a huge improvement over the last two games in the Tripwire Interactive franchise.

How Avowed Embodies The Personal, The Political, and The Metaphysical - Game Rant Advance
Avowed is a complex game pulled together by three important and interconnected strands: the personal, the political, and the metaphysical.

WWE 2K25 Underground Match Hands-on Preview: Unleashing the Samoan Werewolf
To properly check out Underground Matches in WWE 2K25, I decided to play the Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu and face a gauntlet of his own family.

WWE 2K25 Demands You Acknowledge It [Hands-On Preview]
Game Rant recently spent a couple of hours playing WWE 2K25, focusing on its Showcase mode as well as its intergender match approach.

Dune: Awakening Dev Talks Designing Arrakis, Balancing Survival Gameplay, and More
Dune: Awakening executive producer talks the highs and lows of developing a survival game set on the iconic desert planet of Arrakis.

How Dune: Awakening Remains Faithful to the Books and Films
Upcoming survival game Dune: Awakening makes sure to honor both Frank Herbert's novels and Denis Villeneuve's films in its story, combat, and design.

How Dune: Awakening Tackles the Challenge of Arrakis as a Singular Setting
Dune: Awakening executive producer discusses the challenge of setting a survival game on Arrakis due to its uniform nature as a desert planet.

Dune: Awakening Hands-On Preview - Beginnings Are Such Delicate Times
After six hours with Dune: Awakening, it's clear I have only scratched the surface of the open-world survival game—for better or worse.

WWE 2K25 Special Editions Explained
WWE 2K25 has been officially revealed, and as is usual for the franchise, fans will have a couple of editions to choose from.