Samuel Horti

If you haven't read Jason's latest on AI yet, it's well worth making the time. Made me flit between despair and hope several times

I spent a couple of months putting this feature together, with exclusive interviews from MachineGames and other Wolfenstein veterans. I like to think a reader would come out of it understanding the games industry a little better.

Cheers Caspar!

I'm still very keen to speak to people with insight into the FIFA vs PES rivalry - I'm writing a longform piece for an independent outlet. DMs open, or I'm sphorti@gmail.com

4-game sweep of Yanks finds Blue Jays alone in 1st this late for first time since '16 TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have swept the Yankees with a four-game masterpiece and taken over first place in the American League East. These are words you wouldn’t have believed three months ago. But th...

Statement made: #BlueJays sweep Yankees to take over 1st place in the AL East

Story:

www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...

One of the sweetest series in the past decade, surely. And all without some key players

Inside the wild, “painful” race for world records in Mario Kart World While most Mario Kart World players goof around as a cartoon Cow, a handful of elite drivers are locked in a viral race for the fastest track times. Eat your heart out, Lando Norris…

For GQ, I spoke to some of the world's best Mario Kart players (including Alberto, arguably the GOAT) about the wild, painful, joyous race for world records after release day.

Been a real joy getting to know this community, would love to report on them more!

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/mari...

YouTube video by Matthew Reynolds All 150 '?' Question Mark Panel locations in Mario Kart World

Had a quiet spell last week, so decided to brush up on my video editing skills and put together a 51 minute (!) video on all question mark panel locations in Mario Kart World.

I'm planning to make more YouTube videos between paid work, so any subs, likes, and general support would be welcome!

Thanks again to @sporkyreeve.bsky.social for the commission, and thrilled to see this leading GameSpot's homepage right now! Grateful to have the opportunity to do it.

And would highly recommend revisiting Her Story, even if you remember what happens. Such a tightly written, wonderfully acted game.

A Decade Later, Her Story Is Still A Mystery--And One Interpretation Makes Sam Barlow "Uncomfortable" 10 years on, Sam Barlow reflects on police interviews, subtext, and whether he’d ever make a sequel.

I spoke to @mrsambarlow.bsky.social on Her Story's 10th anniversary.

We discussed how his grandmothers shaped the game, whether he'd make a sequel, and why a popular interpretation of the story makes him uncomfortable (the "true" narrative remains a mystery).

www.gamespot.com/articles/a-d...

Cheers Steve!

Samuel did a great job with this one, give it a read. Personally I only know Deus Ex from the later games but this was a really fascinating warts-and-all look at where the franchise started.

How One Deus Ex Designer Created The Game's Best Level Steve Powers' version of Hong Kong feels as generous and extravagant as it did 25 years ago.

For my first GameSpot byline, I spoke to Deus Ex designer @stevepowers.bsky.social about his generous, extravagant version of Hong Kong, 25 years on. We spoke about fever dreams, inauthenticity, and hand modelling...

Thx @sporkyreeve.bsky.social for commissioning

www.gamespot.com/articles/how...

Cheers Gareth - I'll do that!

I'm reporting a story for an independent outlet about the rivalry between FIFA and Pro Evo Soccer in 2000s/10s - do you know devs who worked on those series or who would have an insight about football/soccer games in that period? Please send them my way, DM or sphorti@gmail.com. Shares appreciated!

We've been kind of slammed @404media.co recently, but thought we would take a minute to reflect on the impact of some of our bigger stories recently. We believe that reporting from a small team can make tangible change and that you don't have to be part of a big organization to do investigative work

Happy birthday Vikki!

One of the things I'll be doing as a freelancer is writing about Fortnite for @pcgamer.com - a mixture of guides, features, and interviews. Here's a tier list of this season's weapons, featuring a byline headshot from about 10 years ago (I need to get that changed!)

www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-bes...

Congrats Jon!

A single letter 'P' in an ornate geometric style - the logo of The Peel Perspective.

Today I've published the first free edition of The Peel Perspective, a solo newsletter dedicated to covering games outside the hype cycle. Think retrospectives on forgotten classics and inspired game mechanics - drawing on my years of writing for Edge and PC Gamer. www.patreon.com/posts/peel-p...

Far from fowl play, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a fresh, standalone mystery that smartly evolves its sleuthing mechanics – even if it's McQuacklin's simplest case yet Indie Spotlight | Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping shows the bill is far from due for gaming's best-dressed bird

Can't stop won't stop writing about indies. Got some thoughts on the new Duck Detective mystery here! A simpler mystery than the first, but still a lot of fun, and some smart evolutions are really nice to see. @happybroccoligames.bsky.social

I'm going back to freelance - editors, let me know how I can help you!

@harvey1966.bsky.social Hi Harvey, hope you're well. I'm working on an article about Deus Ex (specifically the HK area), and would love to speak to you. If you're interested, happy to speak on DM/email and give you more detail - I'm sphorti@gmail.com. Many thanks

Doom Loses Its Edge Violent video games are more interesting than ever, but you wouldn’t know it from playing Doom: The Dark Ages.

wrote about how doom finally made violence boring

www.vulture.com/article/doom...

Editors, I'll be in your inboxes soon if I'm not already. I have 11+ years experience across editing, investigative reporting, features, breaking news, longform interviews and reviews, and bylines at the BBC, New York Times, Edge, PC Gamer, countless others.

Let me know if I can help you.

After two and a half years, this month is my last at BBC News! I've decided to go back to freelance, and it's bittersweet - I'm excited about what's next (and to be writing about games and tech again), but sad to be leaving talented, supportive colleagues.

sphorti@gmail.com / samuelhorti.com

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Khee Hoon Personal page of Khee Hoon Chan, a freelance writer

Hi there, I know everyone is short of $$$ in an era of rapidly depleting freelance budgets, but I'm really in need of work, and would appreciate any writing, mock review or consultation opportunities whatsoever.

Portfolio here: kheehoon.persona.co

Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen as a throwaway art – despite some of the biggest names in fiction being involved

Had SUCH a nice time chatting with a bunch of novelists / game writers for this including @mallorymarlowe.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @joedunthorne.bsky.social @sharnajackson.com @jimmunroe.net Jon from @inkle.co et al www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

Yes please - sphorti@gmail.com

Such a wonderful, heartfelt review Moises!