Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.
Latest articles by Joe Foley

Halo: Campaign Evolved is already reigniting Unreal Engine 5 controversies
By Joe Foley published
Stunning remake or “generic, plastic slop”?

Ingenious optical illusion ads will make you see McDonald's on every dancefloor
By Joe Foley published
This might be why you want a Big Mac after a night out.

This spooky chat-led video game will give Twitch streamers nightmares
By Joe Foley published
”You can't see the ghosts, but chat can”.

This AI tool could speed up one of the most awful parts of 3D modelling
By Joe Foley published
This is the kind of AI that artists actually want.

Don't miss this Unreal Engine 5 VFX course while it's free
By Joe Foley published
Crash course focuses on getting started with UE5's Niagara plugin.

GTA IV looks like a new game with full path tracing in RTX Remix
By Joe Foley published
GTA IV or GTA VI?

Is Samsung Galaxy XR everything Apple Vision Pro should have been?
By Joe Foley published
Everything you need to know about Samsung's new Android XR headset.

Unity's Android XR support allows game devs to launch on new Samsung Galaxy XR in "about a week"
By Joe Foley published
The new platform could revolutionise mixed-reality game development.

Hand-drawn art makes this retro video game look like a moving D&D rulebook
By Joe Foley published
The Secret of Weepstone is a nostalgic tribute to classic Dungeons & Dragons.

The best indie horror games of 2025 for Halloween scares
By Joe Foley published
Beautiful but terrifying, these are some of the most creative horror games of the year.

Sora's MLK deepfakes plunge OpenAI's social media ambitions into chaos
By Joe Foley published
This is what it calls "launching responsibly"?

How minimal tools and accepting mistakes make this artist's work feel spontaneous
By Joe Foley published
"Each mistake is part of the story,” Kevin Antoine says

This free Blender addon is a game changer for expanding faces on 3D models
By Joe Foley published
"Inset's evil counterpart".

Rules of Engagement: The Grey State is giving me the chills, but is it ripping off other games?
By Joe Foley published
Tencent's horrorverse game wants to have all the monsters.

McDonald's Street Fighter burger ads are a pixel-perfect hadouken of nostalgia
By Joe Foley published
Retro gaming sells.

Indie developer hilariously shows how not to market a video game
By Joe Foley published
But he has a serious point.

This creepy indie game looks like an arachnophobe's nightmare
By Joe Foley published
Psych Rift was made in free, open-source software.

DrainSim is an Unreal Engine 5 game about unblocking drains, and it looks amazing
By Joe Foley published
Finally a practical use for advanced water physics.

Could DC Comics' anti-AI stance mark a tide change against AI slop?
By Joe Foley published
"We recoil from what feels fake," the comic publisher's president says.

Get a free M-Pencil Pro with the new Huawei MatePad 12 X
By Joe Foley published
Save £129.99 with this massive launch deal on a tablet for digital drawing and note taking.

“Beyond trippy” 3D game art isn't what it seems
By Joe Foley published
This feels like a magic trick.

Could this iPhone Nano Banana camera finally make AI photography a thing?
By Joe Foley published
The Caira is designed to make everyone a content creator.
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