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Aleksha McLoughlin

Managing Editor

Aleksha McLoughlin is Managing Editor of long-form content for Esports Insider, overseeing the general direction of features, reviews, interviews and more. Her main area of expertise is trending games, esports gaming tech, and the FGC (fighting game community). She is passionate about broadening the appeal of competitive gaming and helping it reach a wider audience.

ARTICLES WRITTEN 17

ARTICLES REVIEWED 90

FAVOURITE GAMES Counter-Strike, Tekken, Mortal Kombat

FAVOURITE PLATFORM PlayStation, PC

CURRENTLY PLAYING Counter-Strike 2

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EXPERTISE

Aleksha McLoughlin is a senior content editor and journalist with more than 10 years of experience. Her main areas of expertise are tech, gaming, esports, and E-commerce. She's a lifelong gamer and published author, and has helped to lead many gaming journalism outlets to great success.

Aleksha McLoughlin's Recommendation

“Picking up a brand new esports game can be one of the most intimidating things you can do, particularly if it has a rich history behind it. I've recently been learning to play Counter-Strike 2 properly after falling in love with the competitive scene, following the big events, and the storylines of players. The best piece of advice I can offer is to improve by doing; aim is a small part of success in CS; game sense, map layouts, callouts, and effective utility will be the difference between you pushing through the Premier and Face It ranks and being stuck in Silver hell. Be sure to read our in-depth coverage, watch how the pros do it, and analyse every match you win and lose to see what could have been improved. ”