
Sam Loveridge
Sam Loveridge is the Brand Director and former Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRad🐻ar. 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

Wildcard Wishlist: These are the games we've pinned our hopes and dreams on turning up at Summer Game Fest 2025
By Andrew Brown published
Feature SG🎉F Predictio💯ns | Our brains might not want to take the risk, but these are the games our hearts demand

Nintendo Switch 2 setup guide
By Sam Loveridge published
Guide Here's exactly how to s൩et up your Nintendo Switch 2 on day one, with a step by step guide to get you into the actioജn quicker.

New games 2025 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Here's all the new games and༺ release dates of 2025 to help you catch up or plan ahead for June and beyond, from Death Strand🥂ing 2 to Borderlands 4

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Upcoming With so many upcoming PS5 games to keep tra𝓀ck of, this list does the remembering for you

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

"We can't fully imagine all the types of ways that people will play": Like Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart World is going to thrive on player imagination
By Sam Loveridge published
Interview Interview | We speak to Kosuke Yabuki, producer of Mario Kart World about Knockout Tour, the interconnected world, and ditching iconicไ items

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 informatio🍃n from CD Projekt Red on its upcoming fantasy RPG

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
By Josh West, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Ready up for these upcom🍌ing PC games set to put your rig to the test 🃏in 2025, from Borderlands 4 to Killing Floor 3

The Elder Scrolls 6: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Uꦰpcoming RPG The Elder Scrolls 6 was mentioned during Bethesda's Oblivion livestream – a welcome sign of life

Upcoming Switch games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming A▨ll of the upcoming Switch games you need to keep an eye on in June and the rest of 2025

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming Fr🌸om Borderlands 4 to Gears of War: Reloaded, here are 🐲all the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games heading our way in 2025

The Switch 2 is finally within reach, and it already looks like 2025 could be Nintendo's year
By Sam Loveridge published
Opinion Opinion | With GTA 6 bowing out of 2025, it🦄 feels like this year is Nintendo's to seize

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

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 25 best Nintendo Switch games to play in 2025
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Here's the best Swiꦍtch games to play right now, from Pikmin 4 to Splatoon 3

Best Xbox Series X games to experience on Microsoft's flagship console
By Josh West last updated
Best List Put your setup to the test with the best Xbox Series X🅠 games

The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List With this list of the best 3DS games, you'll never 🧸be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld

The 25 best Metroidvania games you can explore today
By Austin Wood, Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Jump,🎐 slash, and shoot through the b🌸est Metroidvanias to play right now

The best Steam Deck dock 2025: the handheld docking stations I'd recommend
By Phil Hayton last updated
Buying Guide Here are the best Steam Deck dock options for Valve's handheld and compatible alternatives, includi💎ng hubs that are great for at home and travel.

GTA 6: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide GTA 6 off🥃icially has 🥂a release date and will be landing in 2026

The 25 best co-op games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
List With th❀e best co-op games, ♛two heads are better than one

25 Best Xbox 360 games of all time
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List Counting down the best Xbox 360 games of all time, fr꧃om Black Flag to Dishonored

Future Games Show 2025: Watch the Summer Showcase on June 7
By Dan Dawkins last updated
Future Games Show Laura Bailey and Matthew Mercer will host our annual Summer Showcase with 45+ gaꦍmes, ahead of FGS Live From Los Angeles
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