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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

A boss fight against a crocodile with a gattling gun in Mouse: P.I For Hire

Mouse: P.I for Hire just revealed some of its experimental new weapons, including a 'Self-Aware Attitude Changer' that could come in handy in real life

By Sam Loveridge published 2 May 25

Presented by PlaySide

The Cuphead-esque cartoon shooter has some unique weaponry up its gangster sleeves

Crouching down to get a closer look at plantlife with googly eyes in Revenge of the Savage Planet, within a lush forest with big mushrooms

Revenge of the Savage Planet drops launch trailer that's equally as bizarre as all the others

By Sam Loveridge published 2 May 25

Presented by Raccoon Logic

Get ready for some co-op fun on May 8

How to watch FGS Live From Gamescom LATAM on May 2

By Sam Loveridge last updated 1 May 25

News Look forward to a 45-minute show with over 20+ amazing trailers from our friends at Future Games Show

News

Best Assassin's Creed games, ranked from worst to best

By Louise Blain last updated 28 April 25

Best List Ranking the best Assassin's Creed games ever now that Shadows has entered the mix

Best List

Key art for Atomfall showing a character in the English countryside looking at a nuclear plant some distance away

10 best survival games to test your will to live

By Alex Avard last updated 28 April 25

Best list Atomfall is one of the best survival games of 2025 so far, and it's in very good company

Best list

Best horror games - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard screenshot of Ethan shooting a mutamycete monster

The 25 best horror games to play right now

By Leon Hurley last updated 28 April 25

Best List Fight or fright - the best horror games demand both

Best List

Play! Pokémon: What to expect for returning Pokémon Players

By Sam Loveridge published 28 April 25

All the ways players can get back into the world of Pokémon TCG

Games

Play! Pokémon: Learn to battle with Pokémon TCG Live

By Sam Loveridge published 28 April 25

Harness your skills before you head to Pokémon League

Games

Play! Pokémon: How to get into Pokémon for the first time

By Sam Loveridge published 28 April 25

Everything you need to know about entering Pokémon League

Games

Xbox exclusives: Two cars driving on a mountain in the game Forza Horizon 4.

Best Xbox exclusives you need to own

By Sam Loveridge last updated 22 April 25

Best List Here's the best Xbox One and Xbox Series X exclusives for you to dive right into, especially via Game Pass

Best List

The Sims 5 Project Rene: a purple screenshot of the the upcoming game.

Project Rene: Everything we know about the future of The Sims

By Sam Loveridge last updated 16 April 25

Guide Project Rene won't be a traditional Sims 5 game, and it isn't replacing The Sims 4 either

Guide

Marvel's Blade concept art by Sergey Kolesov and Jean-Luc Monnet showing Blade overlooking a quarantined Paris at night

Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far

By Sam Loveridge last updated 15 April 25

Features Sharpen your fangs for Marvel's Blade, an upcoming action-adventure game from Arkane Studios

Features

Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: Four hours with the console has me convinced this is the refresh Nintendo needs

By Sam Loveridge last updated 11 April 25

Hands-on Preview | After four hours with the Switch 2 and its new games, this feels like a true evolution

Hands-on

Starfield screenshot of a shipping mall from the Beautiful Secrets mission for Enhance shop

Best open world games to play right now and completely forget real life exists

By Sam Loveridge last updated 10 April 25

Best List Get lost in the best open world games to play now, from Cyberpunk 2077 to Red Dead Redemption

Best List

The best Xbox One games of all time to play now

By Sam Loveridge last updated 9 April 25

Best List Thanks to the best Xbox One games, you're never far from a masterpiece

Best List

FGS Live From Gamescom Latam coming Friday, May 2

By Sam Loveridge published 9 April 25

News Tune in for the official showcase of gamescom latam featuring 20+ new trailers

News

Best simulator games: a screenshot of a plan at sunset in the game Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The 15 best simulator games to play in 2025

By Sam Loveridge last updated 7 April 25

Best List From Two Point Museum to Microsoft Flight Simulator, here's the best simulator and sim games to play in 2025

Best List

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond sold me on the Switch 2 mouse controls in a way that Civilization 7 and Mario Party Jamboree couldn't

By Sam Loveridge published 4 April 25

Features Opinion | Civilization 7 and Mario Party Jamboree are fine, but it was Metroid Prime 4: Beyond that convinced me on Switch 2 mouse controls

Features

Switch 2 Hands-on AMA: Ask us your questions about the Nintendo Switch 2

By Sam Loveridge published 4 April 25

Ping us your questions about the Switch 2 - we're here to answer them

Nintendo Switch 2

Why rural British is the perfect setting for Atomfall’s unique approach to survival horror

By Sam Loveridge published 27 March 25

Presented by Rebellion

Atomfall is certainly a unique survival horror experience

RPGs