Sam Loveridge

Sam Loveridge

Brand Director, GamesRadar+

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

The lighthouse in Pokopia
Pokemon Pokopia Team Initiation Challenge and how to get every item needed

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Guide To complete the Team Initiation Challenge in Pokopia, you need to give specific items to a mysterious voice in the lighthouse

Guide
Posing with tomatoes in Pokemon Pokopia
How to get tomatoes in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Guide Grow and grab some Pokopia tomatoes in order both tick off the Team Initiation challenges and do some cooking along the way

Guide
Yerba Buena appearing in the Future Games Show
Yerba Buena is a game within a game where you're in charge of fixing world-breaking glitches and it's out in two months

By Sam Loveridge Published

Presented by Focus Entertainment

Awesome art style and even cooler world-manipulating powers

SlashZero debuts in the FGS Live From showcase
This stylish 3D roguelike action platformer might give Dead Cells a run for its money

By Sam Loveridge Published

Presented by TomorrowHead Studio

Just revealed at FGS Live from GDC

Future Games Show
A creature-collecting Metroidvania where rainbow bridge dogs live on as space-faring robots was not on my bingo card for today

By Sam Loveridge Published

Presented by Team17

Former good boy, current good bots

Outbound appearing in the Future Games Show
Co-op open-world crafting game with a road trip twist Outbound finally gets a release date and it's soon

By Sam Loveridge Published

News The cosy home on wheels crafting game has a release date at last

News
Papa Needs a Headshot appearing in the Future Games Show
Papa Needs a Headshot is a great name for a game that's basically a western-steampunk Bioshock FPS

By Sam Loveridge Published

Presented by GameDev.ist

Would you kindly, cowboy?

Will Follow the Light appearing in the Future Games Show 2026
Adventure puzzle game Will Follow the Light gets a release date and it's soon

By Sam Loveridge Published

Presented by TomorrowHead Studio

This beautiful, long-awaited adventure arrives soon

The press shot for the HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless gaming headset, with the logo and a red background
Win one of 5 HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless headsets thanks to the Future Games Show

By Sam Loveridge Published

Competition And it's so simple to enter

Competition
A Ditto poses for a selfie next to Conkeldurr who helps to make concrete in Pokopia.
How to get concrete in Pokemon Pokopia

By Danielle Rose Published

Guide Here's how to make Pokopia concrete, a necessary item for rebuilding the Sparkling Skylands

Guide
Join Chloe and Max on a "fiery weekend" for a better glimpse into Life is Strange: Reunion at the Future Games Show this week

By Sam Loveridge Published

News Still up to their old shenanigans

News
A scenic shot of duckweed growing under a waterfall in Pokemon Pokopia
How to make and move duckweed in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Duckweed is a pretty but unusual plant type that takes a little work to grow and move

Guide
Fields of Mistria screenshot shows a farm with some cows and crops and a homestead
The 15 best farming games to help you reap what you sow

By Louise Blain, Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Best List From Stardew Valley to Fields of Mistria, here are the best farming games to play in 2026

Best List
Taking a picture in front of the smelting furnace with Rolycoly in Pokemon Pokopia
How to make glass in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Make glass to help with all your crafting projects like windows and doors

Guide
Pokemon Pokopia Bulldoze Specialty explained

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Plus, all Pokemon with the Bulldoze Specialty listed

Guide
13 things I wish I knew before starting Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Top Pokemon Pokopia tips for building, habitat making, and getting new recipes

Guide
A selection of crafting recipes from the building screen in Pokemon Pokopia
How to find new recipes in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide It's all a bit random, but there are certain ways to find new crafting recipes in Pokopia

Guide
Posing with Altaria in Pokemon Pokopia with Ditto wearing a Team Rocket costume
How to get new outfits and hairstyles in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Ditto's look need a shakeup? Here's how to get some new threads

Guide
A screenshot from Pokopia of a ghostly Pikachu called Peakychu
How to find Peakychu in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

The new ghostly Pikachu is adorable and super sweet in Pokopia

Pokemon
A Snorlax covered in moss sits in a dark room with moonlight streaming in from above. A screenshot from Pokopia.
How to find Mosslax in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

The new Snorlax variant is adorable as it is sleepy in Pokopia

Pokemon
Squishy Clay collection in Pokemon Pokopia
How to make bricks in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Make bricks to help with all your crafting projects and ticking off the Team Initiation challenges

Guide
Paper in Pokopia
How to make paper in Pokemon Pokopia

By Sam Loveridge Published

Guide Make paper for ticking off the Team Initiation challenges and to help with crafting

Guide
Ark 2 screenshot
Ark 2: Everything you need to know about Studio Wildcard's sequel

By Josh West Last updated

Guide After years of waiting, Ark 2 finally has a new release window to keep an eye on

Guide
Pokemon Pokopia screenshot
Pokemon Pokopia review: "A brilliantly bizarre blend of Pokemon and Animal Crossing"

By Sam Loveridge Published

Review

Review
A close-up of Leon, frowning in a big black coat, in Resident Evil Requiem
The 25 best horror games worth playing in 2026

By Leon Hurley Last updated

Best List The list of the best horror games to play right now in 2026, from Resident Evil Requiem to Alien Isolation

Best List
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