Sam Hill-Editor

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Contributor Since January, 2026
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Pokémon, Rust, Stardew Valley
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About Sam Hill

Sam Hill is the news lead at The Best War Games. He's a Portland, Oregon–based journalist known for covering gaming, the outdoors, national parks, tech, food, and culture. He has written for a range of publications including Outside Magazine, Boston Magazine, Vice, and Digital Trends.

Favorite Console

The Xbox 360 is my favorite console — not because I’m a hardware guy, but because Halo accidentally made me a Microsoft kid. It was the first console I ever bought myself, powering my high-school gaming years and early college days, what feels like the golden age of gaming for most of us.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

My proudest gaming moment was beating the original Halo trilogy on Legendary with my buddies—no shortcuts, no mercy. It was a Mountain Dew–fueled marathon and pure chaos.

Industry Focus

My reporting focuses on uncovering oddball cultural stories and spotlighting the communities where real gamers actually live and play. I aim to elevate underappreciated people across the industry while holding companies accountable for decisions that shape games, players, and the culture around them.

Latest

Xbox Launches New Buy 1 Get 2 Free Sale for January 2026
Nearly 40% of Xbox Games Released in 2025 Were Gamerscore Shovelware
Video Games

TrueAchievements reports that hundreds of low-effort Xbox releases last year were built primarily to farm easy achievements.

Players fighting slimes in the sky using the sky block world seed.
Terraria Gets One of Its Biggest Updates Yet With 1.4.5
Terraria

The Terraria Bigger & Boulder update launches with Skyblock seeds, crafting overhauls, new items, and crossover content from Palworld and Dead Cells

The Vortex Mod Manage app on Windows.
Nexus Mods Confirms Steam Deck, Steam Machine Support for Vortex Mod Manager
Steam Deck

Modding on Steam Deck is about to get much easier. Nexus Mods is bringing Vortex to SteamOS in 2026. No more hacks required.

Farming with a friend in Stardew Valley
VR Streamer Uses Painful Haptic Suit to Make Stardew Valley Terrifying
Stardew Valley

A full-body haptic vest turned Stardew Valley’s relaxing farm work into a nerve-jolting experience, especially inside the mines.

December 31 is the End of a Nintendo Era
Nintendo Stock Falls 33% as Investors React to Switch 2 Reality
Nintendo

Nintendo’s stock has dropped 33% in five months, with analysts pointing to pricing concerns and missing 2026 hits.

The Nintendo Switch, Playstation and Xbox logos side by side
Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox Re-Up Their Alliance to Make Gaming Safer
Nintendo

The console giants have refreshed their 2020 safety commitment, focusing on clearer rules, tougher enforcement, and protecting younger players online.

Promo art featuring characters in Roblox
Roblox Players Say AI Age Checks Are Killing Chat and Erasing Memories
Roblox

Roblox’s new AI age checks are silencing chat, erasing years of messages and leaving players frustrated as servers grow quieter.

arc raiders stash limit workaround
Arc Raiders Has Already Sold 2.4M Copies in 2026
ARC Raiders

Arc Raiders hits 12.4M lifetime sales after moving 2.4M copies in 2026 so far, with the extraction shooter also peaking at nearly one million players.