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About Sam Hill
Sam Hill is a news writer at Polygon covering gaming and entertainment. He's a Portland, Oregon–based journalist known for covering gaming, the outdoors, national parks, tech, food, and internet culture. He has written for a range of publications including Outside Magazine, Boston Magazine, Vice, the Seattle Times and Digital Trends.
What's a recent obsession?
Trying to learn Hanzo in Overwatch, rewatching Supernatural, and an ongoing quest to find the best breakfast burrito in Portland.
What's your origin story?
Sam was raised in a family of gamers and knew most of the Super Mario Bros. 3 secrets before he could read. And the first thing he wanted to read was Nintendo Power.
A career in journalism across too many industries eventually led him to writing about video game news and culture.
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Steam makes 'overwhelmingly positive' puzzle game completely free
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Completionists have hit a roadblock less than a week after launch
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The dark fantasy RPG was supposed to launch this week, but the release is getting pushed to 2027
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Lord of the Rings returns in November with 3 new releases
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You can try World of Warcraft: Forever for free, but there's a catch
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The 20-minute project adapts one of the best encounters from Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
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A year after launch, Dispatch is getting a Deluxe Edition update, a mobile release date, and more
Major Skyrim update officially comes to Elder Scrolls Online
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Mike Flanagan calls Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K TV series a 'brutally difficult' adaptation
Adapting thousands of years of lore and hundreds of novels presents a daunting challenge for the filmmaker