Sam Desatoff
Sam Desatoff
Fueled by too much coffee, Sam is a freelance writer with bylines at GameDaily, IGN, PC Gamer and more. Get in touch with him on Twitter (@sdesatoff) or email him at sdesatoff@gmail.com.
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In Planet Zoo, your animals have a range of needs that all contribute to their overall welfare. Things like nutrition, social interaction, and habitat enrichment all impact their happiness. Eac...
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In Pokemon Sword and Shield, there are 400 pocket monsters to catch. Filling out your Pokedex is as much a part of the experience as completing the story and becoming Galar’s newest Cham...
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In GTA Online, it’s tough to do anything without cash. Buying cars, establishing a criminal enterprise, purchasing a business or property; it all costs money. And it can be hard to get y...
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First released in 2010 for the Xbox 360, Halo: Reach has landed on Xbox One and PC as part one of the Master Chief Collection. It’s a series-spanning anthology that will eventually...
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In Rust as in real life, you begin naked and afraid. Washed ashore on an enormous island with nothing more than a rock to your name, it’s up to you to gather materials and find sour...
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With Planet Zoo now out in the wild, aspiring zookeepers finally have an outlet for all that pent-up animal management they’ve been repressing since the Zoo Tycoon days. This deep sim ma...
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In Phoenix Point, the new tactics battle game from X-Com creator Julian Gollop, you need to carefully manage your soldiers, your research and manufacturing projects, the ev...
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Last month, Rockstar released the Diamond Casino Heist for Grand Theft Auto Online. It’s been hailed as the the game’s biggest and most elaborate heist to date. In addition to choos...
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Pursuing a Culture victory in Civilization VI requires you to attract tourists from other empires. To do so, you need to give them a reason to visit your cities, something spectacular an...
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Perhaps the most defining quality of Minecraft is the randomness of its worlds. Loading in a new game is an exercise in mystery and excitement: a new and unexplored land awaits, just begging...
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There are a lot of character customization options in Pokemon Sword and Shield. After choosing a preset character model and beginning your adventure, it won’t be long until you run i...
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Looking for tips on how to play the Huntress in Dead by Daylight? In this guide, we’ll run down all of this Killer’s Perks and abilities, and offer suggestions for add-ons that best fit her pla...
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With over 40 different civilizations to play, Civ 6 is a massively replayable 4X strategy experience. Each civ and leader favors at least one of the five different paths to victory (dominatio...
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When it released in 2015, Cities: Skylines almost immediately became the go-to title for strategy gamers craving a good city management sim. It’s a robust and intricate city builder...
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The most important part of any new Pokemon game is, well, the Pokemon themselves, and Pokemon Sword and Shield is no exception. There are 400 pocket monsters...
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Minecraft is the definitive sandbox experience. A truly open-ended game where every run is deeply personal and unique. Even with the standard version of Minecraft, there’s no limit to th...
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Cities: Skylines is an incredibly robust and complicated city-management sim that fulfilled the dreams of prospective city planners worldwide upon its 2015 release. All the hallmarks of...
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In a livestream back in May, Behavior Interactive teased a substantial addition to Dead by Daylight in the form of The Archives. A mysterious new character called The Observer oversees The Arch...
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The most important part of any new Pokemon game is, well, the Pokemon themselves, and Pokemon Sword and Shield is no exception. There are 400 pocket monsters to collect in...
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Perhaps the best part of Borderlands 3 is the customization of its heroes. Okay, maybe shooting hordes of bandits, skags, and guardians is the best part, but discovering builds is a close secon...