
Samuel Horti
Samuel is a freelance journalist and editor who first wrote for PC Gamer nearly a decade ago. Since then he's had stints as a VR specialist, mouse reviewer, and previewer of promising indie games, and is now regularly writing about Fortnite. What he loves most is longer form, interview-led reporting, whether that's Ken Levine on the one phone call that saved his studio, Tim Schafer on a milkman joke that inspired Psychonauts' best level, or historians on what Anno 1800 gets wrong about colonialism. He's based in London.
Latest articles by Samuel Horti

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster won't tell us where The Elder Scrolls 6 is set, but the team originally agreed on it way back in the Fallout 4 days
By Fraser Brown published
News Keep guessing.

I'm tired of running the same Fortnite loadout—both SMGs and snipers need a major buff
By Samuel Horti published
Let us spray Red-dot assault rifles have been too strong for too long

Shockwaves, we miss you. Please come back to Fortnite
By Samuel Horti published
Shock horror Epic said shockwaves made it too easy to escape fights—but removing them is a messy solution

Skyrim's co-lead designer says Starfield's main problem is that it never fully cohered as a game: 'It was a releasable game, but it wasn't the best'
By Fraser Brown published
News And the reception was what he expected.

Skyrim's co-lead designer was building real-time horse and cart travel and a dynamic civil war: 'We were pretty disappointed that didn't ship'
By Fraser Brown published
News Kurt Kuhlmann was co-lead on Skyrim and Bethesda's Elder Scrolls loremaster.

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back'
By Samuel Horti published
Deep lore "It was almost certainly time for a change."

Fortnite Chapter 7 map guide: Where to land, boss locations, mythics and hot-air balloons
By Samuel Horti last updated
Drop in Glide your way to victory with the hottest drop spots.

The best weapons and loadout for Fortnite Chapter 7
By Samuel Horti last updated
Super looter What to prioritize and how to manage your inventory space for Fortnite's latest season.

2025 was Fortnite's most topsy-turvy year ever with soaring peaks, miserable lows, and a raging AI debate
By Samuel Horti published
epic journey Plenty of reasons to be optimistic—and a few concerns

Everything you need to know about Fortnite Blitz Royale and its Stranger Things theme
By Samuel Horti last updated
Rapid fire Five-minute rounds and mythic weapons galore.

Fortnite's The Simpsons season is one of the best in ages—here are 4 things Epic should learn from it
By Samuel Horti published
Yoink! Can Epic ride this high into Chapter 7?

The Fortnite Simpsons crossover is coming this weekend, with drooling aliens Kang and Kodos beaming players away to another island
By Samuel Horti published
news The Simpson's mini season will launch Saturday evening, Epic confirms

What I want from Fortnite's Simpsons mini season: a decent sniper rifle, a flying skateboard, and proper comms from Epic
By Samuel Horti published
Cowabunga A trip to Springfield could reinvigorate Battle Royale after an underwhelming few months

Fortnite fans say Epic is 'throwing stuff at the wall' with baffling updates as Battle Royale concurrents dip—and there's some truth to it
By Samuel Horti published
Winging it What is going on?

Squadron 42: Everything we know about Star Citizen’s singleplayer campaign
By Lauren Morton last updated
Star-studded Get up to lightspeed on Squadron 42's cast members and story details.

Everyone is rushing back to Fortnite's Blitz Royale mode for a weekend of Iron Man-fuelled mayhem
By Samuel Horti published
news It's the first new map for super-speedy mode.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 Shock 'n Awesome live launch coverage: all new weapons, locations and mechanics in Battle Royale
By Samuel Horti last updated
Live Fortnite's new season is here, and with it a new arsenal of weapons, new bug-infested locations on the Battle Royale map, and a Halo collab.

The best Sims 4 mods to expand your life sandbox
By Lauren Morton last updated
Modular With some essential Sims 4 mods you can expand your sims' personalities, dating lives, and make cheats easier to reach.

Fortnite hints at making its hottest new mode permanent by asking fans what they want next
By Samuel Horti published
news Fans have called for Blitz Royale and its rapid-fire rounds to be added permanently, and now Epic has responded.

Fortnite's newest mode is a frantic dopamine machine that lives up to the hype—and I hope it's a new-player gateway to more considered battle royales
By Samuel Horti published
Crown jewel Blitz Royale is bitesize Fortnite, and I want to keep eating.

The best Sims 4 DLCs for expanding your life sim
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best Sims 4 expansions, game packs, and stuff packs of the bunch.

The best VR games on PC
By Christopher Livingston, Samuel Horti, Andy Kelly last updated
Updated The best VR games for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index.

Everything we know about Atomic Heart
By Samuel Horti last updated
ALT HISTORY Get acquainted with the future Soviet nightmare world of Atomic Heart.
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