Aleksha McLoughlin

Aleksha McLoughlin

Hardware Editor

Aleksha McLoughlin is the Hardware Editor for TechRadar Gaming and oversees all hardware coverage for the site. She looks after buying guides, writes hardware reviews, news, and features as well as manages the hardware team. Before joining TRG she was the Hardware Editor for sister publication GamesRadar+ and she has also been PC Guide's Hardware Specialist. She has also contributed hardware content to the likes of Trusted Reviews, The Metro, Expert Reviews, and Android Central. When she isn't working, you'll often find her in mosh pits at metal gigs and festivals or listening to whatever new black and death metal has debuted that week.

Articles by: Aleksha McLoughlin

Best capture cards - Elgato HD60 X

Best capture cards in 2023

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

We've rounded up all the best capture cards to help you make the best choice.

Installing a M.2 SSD in a PS5

How to install an M.2 SSD in your PS5

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

How To Installing an M.2 SSD in your PS5 is not as intimidating as you think, and we've put together a beginner-friendly guide to help.

Best Xbox Series X headsets

Best Xbox Series X headsets in 2023

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Buying Guide We're bringing you all the best Xbox Series X headsets in one place.

Best monitors for Xbox Series X

The best monitors for Xbox Series X in 2023

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Buying Guide The best monitors for Xbox Series X provide a fantastic and often cheaper alternative to larger gaming TVs.

Pulse 3D headset - best PS5 headsets

Best PS5 headsets in 2023

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Buying Guide We've compiled the best PS5 headsets you can buy in May 2023, from budget underdogs to standout flagship models.

Best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories

The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories in 2023

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Buying Guide The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories are essential if you want to get the most out of your console.

Lego 2K Drive

Lego 2K Drive review - one of the best racers ever built

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Lego 2K Drive innovates on the tried and true traditions of the kart racing genre with its brick-based open world.

Clarke with a Plasma Cutter

Steam finally offers Game Trials and things are kicking off with Dead Space

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Valve has rolled out Game Trials on its Steam game client service giving people 90 minutes to try out new games.

Logitech G Cloud on a wooden table

Logitech G Cloud review - no one’s handheld

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

The Logitech G Cloud is a bold attempt at doing something new in the handheld gaming scene, but it's not good enough.

Jin Sakai and a hidden assassin

Assassin’s Creed Codenamed Red needs to learn this from Ghost of Tsushima

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Though little has been shared about Assassin's Creed Red since its unveiling last year, there are lessons to be learned.

Zelda holding the Master sword

Best Nintendo Switch games: essential titles on the handheld

By Vic Hood published

Buying Guide The best Nintendo Switch games promise hours of fun, whether that's at home or on the go.

Basim with a curved sword

Assassin's Creed Mirage needs to fix one of the franchise's biggest recent problems

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is releasing this year and is poised to fix one of the biggest recent problems in the series.

Rift Apart

One of the best PS5 games is coming to PS Plus this month, outshining Game Pass

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Some of the biggest PS5 games to date are arriving on PS Plus next week as heavy-hitters finally come to the service.

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers saved the franchise - here’s where it could go next

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Sonic Frontiers is now the most successful 3D game in the franchise, meaning it’s time to strike while the iron’s hot.

A Lego racer in a sports car in Lego 2K Drive

Lego 2K Drive is the spiritual successor to one of the best kart racers ever made

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Lego 2K Drive is taking a leaf out of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Transformed with its approach to morphing vehicles.

Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card

Microsoft lowering the price of Xbox Series X storage is good, but not enough

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Following a successful discount period, the official Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion cards are now permanently reduced.

Bloodborne

Bloodborne is in desperate need of a PS5 optimization patch

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Bloodborne is one of the best games ever made, but why after so many years, is it stuck on hardware that can barely run it?

Xbox Arctic Camo Controller

This new Xbox Series X controller is a seriously cool throwback

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

A new Xbox Series X controller variant has emerged and it's something a little different than what we've seen before.

Xbox Series X and PS5

It's time to admit that 30 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X isn't good enough

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Now that the PS5 and Xbox Series X are rapidly approaching three years old, it’s time to admit that 30fps is unsatisfactory.

Phil Spencer

Xbox boss Phil Spencer: "We lost the biggest console generation there is"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

In a recent interview with Phil Spencer, the Xbox head confirmed that the brand is behind the competition.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor isn't the best in the series, The Force Unleashed is

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

For as great as Jedi: Survivor is, The Force Unleashed was pacing a trail long before Cal Kestus hit the scene.

Mortal Kombat 12 teaser

The implications of Mortal Kombat 12's teaser are deeper than you think

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

With the sands of time being teased to return for Mortal Kombat 12, it’s time to admit that the series needs a reboot.

First look at Chrono Odyssey

Chrono Odyssey is the PS5 MMORPG to really push the console's hardware

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

The latest gameplay trailer for the upcoming MMORPG Chrono Odyssey looks to be pushing the PS5 to its limits.

PlayStation Studios

Here's why the future of the PS5 is live service games - buckle up everyone

By Aleksha McLoughlin last updated

In a recent interview, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst has confirmed more PS5 live service games are on the way.

Redfall - four protagonists all lined up facing forward

Redfall really is one of the worst games of the year

By Aleksha McLoughlin published

Redfall is now out on Xbox Game Pass, a vampire game that you shouldn’t invite in.

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