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Samuel Horti

Previously senior editor at Insider/Business Insider and a freelance tech/video games/political journalist (this site is for my freelance work). Scroll through my home page for writing examples organised by type, or click on the headings below.

New Statesman • 7th April 2020

The comforting economic delusions of Animal Crossing, quarantine’s most popular game | New Statesman

The local supermarket is out of lentils and kitchen roll, but in Nook’s Cranny, the fictional shop in Nintendo’s new videogame Animal Crossing: New Horizons, shelves overflow with...

Samuel Horti

Samuel Horti

Current and former Ubisoft staff make new allegations of sexual harassment and HR failures, warning senior staff exits won't alter 'deep-rooted, toxic' culture | Business Insider

Telling Lies Review | IGN

How one phone call saved a tiny new studio and gave the world System Shock 2 | PC Gamer

The Coronation of Meghna Jayanth | EGM

Experts warned Cameron's government the Lansley reforms would hobble Britain's epidemic response | New Statesman

The Creator of 'PUBG' on Where Battle Royale Started and Where It's Going | VICE/Waypoint

What comic books can teach us about war, guilt and trauma | Huck Magazine

Why the much-discussed “R” is not the magic number | New Statesman

Why 200,000 tests is a meaningless political goal | New Statesman

What Anno 1800 gets wrong, and right, about colonialism and the Industrial Revolution | PC Gamer

BioShock revisited: unpicking the complex, messy legacy of 2K's knockout franchise | TechRadar

Inkle: The 80 Days developer on burnout and reinvention | Edge

EXCLUSIVE: Ubisoft fires exec Tommy Francois after he was accused of sexual harassment | Business Insider

Why 'Mass Effect 2' Was the Series' Pinnacle, and What to Learn from It | VICE/Waypoint

The comforting economic delusions of Animal Crossing, quarantine’s most popular game | New Statesman

Why game developers are giving up on guns | New Statesman

Pauline Jacquey’s World Tour: The unlikely journey of Ubisoft’s punk nomad fixer | EGM

More feature examples

Rockstar’s Bully 2 ‘fizzled out’ after ’18 months of development’ | VGC

How coronavirus turned medical research into a free-for-all | New Statesman

Mark Healey’s Wildest Dreams | EGM

Splinter Cell Conviction is Still The Least-Subtle Stealth Game Ever | Kotaku UK

Beating the Bully | Eurogamer

The Cowboy Cooking Channel will keep your mind off the news | New Statesman

The government’s "game changer" antibody tests are inaccurate. What next? | New Statesman

Every Bar In Red Dead Redemption 2, Reviewed | Kotaku

How sharks and camels could be the keys to curing brain diseases | TechRadar

Alex Hutchinson’s Pioneer Spirit | EGM

Vaulting ambition: Fallout 3 and the making of an RPG classic | TechRadar

How a Compromised RPG Prepared Larian Studios to Take On 'Baldur's Gate 3' | VICE

How a Thai restaurant and a joke about the milkman inspired Psychonauts' best level | PC Gamer

Clear 100 hours in your calendar, ‘cos CRPGs are here to stay | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

10 years on, here’s how Dead Space went from horror to action horror in three games | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Four developers of scary games explain how to make scary games very scary indeed | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

More review examples

Stormland review | PC Gamer

HyperX Cloud Alpha S review | PC Gamer

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Review | IGN

Streets of Rogue review | PC Gamer

Mordhau Review | IGN

Razer Deathadder V2 review | PC Gamer

The Occupation review | PC Gamer

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: “Genius combat and a world that begs to be explored” | GamesRadar

Splitgate: Arena Warfare Review | IGN

Heaven’s Vault review: "A stunning setting, but the story fails to find its voice" | GamesRadar

Razer Viper Ultimate wireless gaming mouse review | PC Gamer

Darksiders 3 review | PC Gamer

Tech writing

Nubia Red Magic 5G review | TechRadar

Honor Band 5 Sport review | TechRadar

Amazfit GTR review | TechRadar

Living DNA review

How long until we bring woolly mammoths back from extinction? | TechRadar

How sharks and camels could be the keys to curing brain diseases | TechRadar

Google is building a smart city in Toronto – here’s what you need to know | TechRadar

Eye tracking for gamers: seeing is believing | TechRadar

Additional writing examples

Could your smartphone detect early signs of coronavirus infection? | New Statesman

Birmingham regeneration sparks LGBT row | Property Week (Create free account to read)

The 50 best Android games to download right now | GamesRadar

UK deep coal mine dispute raises questions about councils' climate emergency response | Property Week (Register for free account)

Child of Light: Creators look back on Ubisoft’s surprising RPG | VGC

Do video games have a social responsibility? | The Times / Raconteur

Darksiders 3 review | PC Gamer

As Game Budgets Balloon, Indie Devs Learn to Work Smarter | EGM

Everybody's Gone: Dan Pinchbeck on Rebuilding The Chinese Room | EGM

Rampant racism and toxicity are driving players away from Mordhau | PC Gamer

HyperX Pulsefire Dart review | PC Gamer

Pathway review | PC Gamer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance's Latest DLC is Too Evil to Enjoy | Kotaku UK

Should kids be taught using Minecraft? | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

After 15 years, Max Payne 2's ridiculous physics still make it a must-play | PC Gamer

Pokemon Sword and Shield preview: Instantly familiar battling with a few very British twists | GamesRadar

Wot I Think – Ark: Extinction | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed review | PC Gamer

30 little touches in The Witcher 3 that show its amazing attention to detail | PC Gamer

Encased is a promising, Fallout 2-inspired RPG entirely set inside a mysterious dome | PC Gamer