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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Pokemon Type Chart - Strengths and Weaknesses (2024)

In Pokemon, there’s more to battling than simply throwing out your lead monster and commanding it to obliterate the opponent. Granted, that strategy may work from time to time, but the bat...

Stardew Valley Gifts Guide - Everyone's Favorite Gifts

One of the most prominent themes of Stardew Valley is freedom. Removing yourself from the shackles of a sterile and uncaring corporate machine to tend the earth is, on its own, enough to...

Stardew Valley Penny Guide - Gifts, Schedule, How to Romance

One of the most prominent themes of Stardew Valley is freedom. Removing yourself from the shackles of a sterile and uncaring corporate machine to tend the earth is, on its own, enough to...

Stardew Valley Greenhouse Guide - How to Repair the Greenhouse and What Crops to Grow Inside

In many ways, Stardew Valley is a game of momentumm; you start with only bit of money and a handful of seeds to plant, and are expected to snowball them into a veritable farming emp...

Stardew Valley Sebastian Guide - Gifts, Schedule, How to Romance

One of the most prominent themes of Stardew Valley is freedom. Removing yourself from the shackles of a sterile and uncaring corporate machine to tend the earth is, on its own, enough to...

Stardew Valley Fishing Guide - Where and When to Catch the Legendary Fish

One of the most prominent themes of Stardew Valley is freedom. Removing yourself from the shackles of a sterile and uncaring corporate machine to tend the earth is, on its own, enou...

Stardew Valley Tips Guide - 8 Tips to Get Your Farm Off the Ground

In early December, ConcernedApe dropped the much-anticipated 1.4 gameplay patch into the picturesque world of Stardew Valley. The update brought a windfall of new features to the beloved...

Hades Boons Guide - Best Boons, God Specialties, & More

In Hades from Supergiant Games, you play as Zagreus, the son of the titular god. He wants to escape the Underworld, which requires many, many attempts. This is a roguelike, after all, with a...

Civ 6 Pantheons Guide - The Best Civilization 6 Pantheon

In Civilization 6, you can’t found a religion without first establishing a pantheon. These are bonuses that are typically focused on the terrain, and allow your civ to further stretch th...

Phoenix Point Tips Guide - 5 Tips for Early Game Survival

Phoenix Point is the new strategy and tactics game from Snapshot Games and Julian Gollop, the creator of the original X-COM. The game takes its cues from both Gollop’s 1994 vers...

Civ 6 Eleanor of Aquitaine Leader Guide - How to Win as Eleanor

The Gathering Storm expansion for Civilization 6 introduced a number new features to the perennial 4X strategy game, including Diplomatic victories, the World Congress...

How to Evolve Clobbopus into Grapploct with Taunt TR - Pokemon Sword and Shield Clobbopus Guide

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...

Civ 6 Tips Guide - 13 Tips and Tricks for Civilization 6

A game of Civilization is a lot like rolling a snowball down hill. At first, it’s a small, harmless thing, but as time goes on, it grows in size until it’s capable of mowing down ev...

Civ 5 Tier List Guide - Best Civ 5 Leaders (April 2020)

With over 40 different civilizations to play, Civ 5 is a massively replayable 4X strategy experience. Each civ and leader favors at least one of the four different paths to victory (dominatio...

Wolcen Mage DPS Build Guide - Best Perks, Skill Tree Path, Armor

In Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, flexibility is the name of the game. Your gear dictates your class in this Diablo clone, and your skills are leveled up by using them, meaning that y...

Civ 6 Amenities Guide - How to Keep Your Citizens Happy in Civilization 6

In Civilization 6, the growth of your empire is dependent on the happiness of its citizens. Contented cities will grow faster, which provides you with a larger labor force, meaning you c...

Pokemon Sword and Shield Fossil Guide - Where to Find Fossils and How to Get Fossil Pokemon

Pokemon Sword and Shield may be the first core Pokemon game to appear on a Nintendo home console, but it still adheres to the majority of the series’ sensibilities. For examp...

Escape From Tarkov Insurance Guide - How to Protect Your Gear

Playing a game of Escape From Tarkov can often feel like a roll of the dice, an exercise in pushing your luck that sometimes results in the loss of your precious equipment. You see,...

How to Evolve Yamask into Runerigus - Pokemon Sword and Shield Yamask Guide

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...

Planet Zoo Animals List Guide - All Animals, Their Biomes, and Enrichment Items

At launch, Planet Zoo includes a total of 74 animals for you to nurture, three of which are only included in the deluxe edition of the game (these being the komodo dragon, pygmy hippo, and Thom...