
Sam Loveridge
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

How to solve Hogwarts Legacy door puzzles
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Arithmancy puzzle doors in Hogwarts Legacy open up for the correct sums

Best Xbox Series X games: The 25 greatest Xbox games to play in 2025
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Elden Ring to Gears 5, here are the best Xbox Series X games to play today

The 25 best Wii U games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List From Zelda classics to Mario, here are the best Wii U games to play right now

The 25 best GameCube games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List The best GameCube games feature some of Nintendo's best work, in addition to a host of fantastic third-party titles

Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature Sharpen your fangs for Marvel's Blade, an upcoming action-adventure game from Arkane Studios

The 25 best PS3 games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best PS3 games that you should go back and replay today, from Dark Souls to The Last of Us

The 15 best city building games to play today
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From Frostpunk 2 to Manor Lords, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies

The 15 best simulator games to play in 2025
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List From Two Point Museum to Microsoft Flight Simulator, here's the best simulator and sim games to play in 2025

Have your say in our GamesRadar+ Audience Survey and be in with a chance of winning a £250/$300 Amazon voucher
By Sam Loveridge published
Survey We want to hear what you think of GamesRadar+

Best Assassin's Creed games, ranked from worst to best
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List Ranking all the best Assassin's Creed games to play in 2025 now that Shadows has entered the mix

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle being a first-person only game "was a given" from the start because "if you're going to be Indiana Jones, you need to look through his eyes"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "It took years" to nail that element of the game, says MachineGames

The 10 best Lego games of all time
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best List Here's our ranking of the best Lego games that you should play today, from Lego 2K Drive to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Ark 2: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide With "late 2024" now in the rearview mirror, we're sorry to report that there is no updated Ark 2 release date in sight

Best Xbox exclusives you need to own
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Our top 15 Xbox exclusives to play in 2025, from Avowed to State of Decay 2

The best Zelda games of all time
By David Roberts last updated
Best List From Majora's Mask to Tears of the Kingdom, here are the 10 best Zelda games to play right now

Future Games Show 2025: David Hayter and Maggie Robertson to host gamescom showcase on August 20
By Dan Dawkins last updated
Future Games Show FGS returns with three digital events during gamescom, including our new show FGS Best Of gamescom

Upcoming PSVR 2 Games: New PlayStation VR2 games for 2025 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature From exclusives to new ports, here are all the upcoming PSVR 2 games to watch out for

PS5 exclusives: Every game released and confirmed so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature Every PS5-only game you can (or will be able to) play on Sony's latest console

How to play Fortnite advice for absolute beginners
By Iain Wilson last updated
Guide Here's how to play Fortnite with the basic tips for beginners

Mass Effect 5: Everything we know so far about the new BioWare adventure
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature All the details on the new Mass Effect game - aka Mass Effect 5

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

The 25 best video game villains you just love to hate
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List The most iconic gaming villains of all time, from SHODAN to Pyramid Head

Everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Nintendo Switch 2 We're rounding up everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2, with all the latest updates and details surrounding Ninty's latest console.
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