Sam Loveridge is the Brand Director and former Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar. She joined the team in August 2017. Sam came to GamesRadar after working at TrustedReviews, Digital Spy, and Fandom, following the completion of an MA in Journalism. In her time, she's also had appearances on The Guardian, BBC, and more. Her experience has seen her cover console and PC games, along with gaming hardware, for a decade, and for GamesRadar, she's in charge of the site's overall direction, managing the team, and making sure it's the best it can be. Her gaming passions lie with weird simulation games, big open-world RPGs, and beautifully crafted indies. She plays across all platforms, and specializes in titles like Pokemon, Assassin's Creed, The Sims, and more. Basically, she loves all games that aren't sports or fighting titles! In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside.
Latest articles by Sam Loveridge

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Get ready for the biggest upcoming Xbox Series X games heading your way in 2026 (and beyond)

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the upcoming PS5 games coming our way in 2026 and beyond

New games 2026 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the biggest new game releases in 2026 across all platforms

Test your 2025 games knowledge with our crossword
By Sam Loveridge published
Crossword How well have you followed video games this year?

Nintendo's 2025 has been all about the hardware, but 2026 is going to be its year for games
By Sam Loveridge published
Feature Year in Review 2025 | Nintendo's Switch 2 strategy is commendable, giving us plenty in the first six months but promising a 2026 that's full of potential

5 games that have defined the first year of Switch 2 (so far)
By Sam Loveridge published
Feature Year in Review 2025 | The first year of Switch 2 is up, and these are the games that have defined Nintendo's latest console so far

Take a break with our GOTY wordsearch
By Sam Loveridge published
Wordsearch Can you find the biggest games in our festive wordsearch?

Can you guess the game review from the review quote?
By Sam Loveridge published
Quiz 15 games, 15 quotes, but can you match them up?

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming The biggest new and upcoming PC games for 2026 and beyond

Test your fandom knowledge with the GamesRadar+ quiz collection
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Quizzes All our GR+ quizzes in one place

The Witcher 4: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide While we wait for The Witcher 4 release date, here's all the latest news and information from CD Projekt Red on its upcoming fantasy RPG

Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best list From Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to Helldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play right now

I spent 4 hours scouring the Steam Winter Sale with our expert brand director, these are the 10 best games I'd absolutely get
By Heather Wald published
Best List Here are the best Steam Winter Sale games of 2025 to snap up while the offers last

Can you guess these famous game creators' weird early jobs?
By Sam Loveridge published
We really bet you can't, because we still can't believe some of them

Upcoming PSVR 2 Games: New PlayStation VR2 games for 2026 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming From exclusives to new ports, here are all the upcoming PSVR 2 games to watch out for

Upcoming Switch games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all the upcoming Switch games coming in 2026 and beyond

The 25 best co-op games you can play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
List With the best co-op games, two heads are better than one

Why isn't my PS5 controller charging?
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide If your PlayStation 5 DualSense controller isn't charging, there's a few possible reasons

PS5 standby mode and what you can do in PS5 Rest Mode explained
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide From downloads to power, here's what PS5 Rest Mode does when activated

How to turn off PS5 consoles
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Here's how to shut down a PS5, either manually or in the UI

Where is the PS5 Power Button?
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide How to find the PS5 Power Button and turn on the PlayStation 5

How to eject a PS5 disc
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Here are two ways to eject a disc from a PS5

How would you rank our picks for the top games of this year? Vote now
By Sam Loveridge published
Quiz Our GOTYs are in, but would you have ranked them differently?
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