Samuel Willetts
@samwisewilletts.bsky.social
💼 Hardware Editor at Club386
📧 sam@club386.com
🙋♂️ He/Him
📧 sam@club386.com
🙋♂️ He/Him
Reposted by Samuel Willetts
Wrote up this opinion piece on the Oblivion remaster!
With the impending announcement of what seems to be The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Marcus Stewart reflects on the challenges of a remaster capturing the same magic he felt the first time he played Oblivion gameinformer.com/opinion/2025...
April 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Wrote up this opinion piece on the Oblivion remaster!
Another review from me, marking my first editorial take on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 Series.
I'm generally pleased with RTX 5060 Ti, the 16GB model specifically. Keen to see how AMD responds with 9060 cards, but here are my thoughts in the here and now:
www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
I'm generally pleased with RTX 5060 Ti, the 16GB model specifically. Keen to see how AMD responds with 9060 cards, but here are my thoughts in the here and now:
www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB review: course correction | Club386
Ample bandwidth and memory capacity go a long way in building up GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB as an appealing mainstream graphics card.
www.club386.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Another review from me, marking my first editorial take on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 Series.
I'm generally pleased with RTX 5060 Ti, the 16GB model specifically. Keen to see how AMD responds with 9060 cards, but here are my thoughts in the here and now:
www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
I'm generally pleased with RTX 5060 Ti, the 16GB model specifically. Keen to see how AMD responds with 9060 cards, but here are my thoughts in the here and now:
www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
Had the privilege of taking an early look at Half-Life 2 RTX ahead of the demo's launch today. 👨🔬
It's shaping up to be a proper visual treat that brings back the same feelings I had playing the original game over 20 years ago. 👴
www.club386.com/half-life-2-...
It's shaping up to be a proper visual treat that brings back the same feelings I had playing the original game over 20 years ago. 👴
www.club386.com/half-life-2-...
Half-Life 2 RTX: a beautiful balancing act of art and accuracy | Club386
The Half-Life 2 RTX demo is available now and we braved Ravenholm to bring you our analysis and thoughts on the remastering effort.
www.club386.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Had the privilege of taking an early look at Half-Life 2 RTX ahead of the demo's launch today. 👨🔬
It's shaping up to be a proper visual treat that brings back the same feelings I had playing the original game over 20 years ago. 👴
www.club386.com/half-life-2-...
It's shaping up to be a proper visual treat that brings back the same feelings I had playing the original game over 20 years ago. 👴
www.club386.com/half-life-2-...
Here's another review for the pile, as my thoughts on AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D are now live!
This is -the- best processor on the market, bar none. Can't wait to put it through its paces all the more in subsequent coverage.
This is -the- best processor on the market, bar none. Can't wait to put it through its paces all the more in subsequent coverage.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review: one CPU to rule them all | Club386
Ryzen 9 9950X3D pushes performance of consumer processors to new heights in a premium package that's hard to fault or resist.
www.club386.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Here's another review for the pile, as my thoughts on AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D are now live!
This is -the- best processor on the market, bar none. Can't wait to put it through its paces all the more in subsequent coverage.
This is -the- best processor on the market, bar none. Can't wait to put it through its paces all the more in subsequent coverage.
Radeon RX 9070 GPUs have arrived. They're great!
It was my pleasure to review both 9070 XT and 9070 for Club386. The former is the lengthiest review I've written ever, I think.
Please do give my thoughts on each card, particularly 9070 XT as it also includes some analysis of FSR 4. 😄
It was my pleasure to review both 9070 XT and 9070 for Club386. The former is the lengthiest review I've written ever, I think.
Please do give my thoughts on each card, particularly 9070 XT as it also includes some analysis of FSR 4. 😄
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT review: midrange maestro | Club386
AMD nails the landing as it debuts Radeon RX 9070 XT and FSR 4, each impressive and welcome additions to the graphics card market.
www.club386.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Radeon RX 9070 GPUs have arrived. They're great!
It was my pleasure to review both 9070 XT and 9070 for Club386. The former is the lengthiest review I've written ever, I think.
Please do give my thoughts on each card, particularly 9070 XT as it also includes some analysis of FSR 4. 😄
It was my pleasure to review both 9070 XT and 9070 for Club386. The former is the lengthiest review I've written ever, I think.
Please do give my thoughts on each card, particularly 9070 XT as it also includes some analysis of FSR 4. 😄
So proud of the Club386 team for the way we've all banded together for our GeForce RTX 5090 review and supporting content.
You can check out our thoughts on Nvidia's shiny, new GPU here: www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
You can check out our thoughts on Nvidia's shiny, new GPU here: www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
Nvidia Geforce RTX 5090 Founders Edition review
The fastest graphics card Nvidia has ever produced is also the most innovative. Head this way for analysis of the £1,939 GeForce RTX 5090.
www.club386.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So proud of the Club386 team for the way we've all banded together for our GeForce RTX 5090 review and supporting content.
You can check out our thoughts on Nvidia's shiny, new GPU here: www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
You can check out our thoughts on Nvidia's shiny, new GPU here: www.club386.com/nvidia-gefor...
It was my pleasure to review the new Intel Arc B580 for Club386.
Forget AMD or Nvidia, this is the budget graphics card we've been waiting for.
www.club386.com/intel-arc-b5...
Forget AMD or Nvidia, this is the budget graphics card we've been waiting for.
www.club386.com/intel-arc-b5...
Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition review: it's a kind of magic | Club386
Rising from the ashes, Intel delivers a welcome and spectacular shock to the graphics card market through Arc B580.
www.club386.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
It was my pleasure to review the new Intel Arc B580 for Club386.
Forget AMD or Nvidia, this is the budget graphics card we've been waiting for.
www.club386.com/intel-arc-b5...
Forget AMD or Nvidia, this is the budget graphics card we've been waiting for.
www.club386.com/intel-arc-b5...
Happy to share that I'll be handling the Intel Arc B580 review for Club386!
Stay tuned for my thoughts on if this is the affordable graphics card we've been clamouring for.
Stay tuned for my thoughts on if this is the affordable graphics card we've been clamouring for.
December 4, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Happy to share that I'll be handling the Intel Arc B580 review for Club386!
Stay tuned for my thoughts on if this is the affordable graphics card we've been clamouring for.
Stay tuned for my thoughts on if this is the affordable graphics card we've been clamouring for.
Never thought I'd see the day I review a £1,200 motherboard but here we are. Check out my chonky review of MSI's MEG X870E Godlike!
www.club386.com/msi-meg-x870...
www.club386.com/msi-meg-x870...
MSI MEG X870E Godlike review: where mortals fear to tread | Club386
There's no motherboard like MEG X870E Godlike, emerging as the finest Socket AM5 motherboard to date albeit with a huge price.
www.club386.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Never thought I'd see the day I review a £1,200 motherboard but here we are. Check out my chonky review of MSI's MEG X870E Godlike!
www.club386.com/msi-meg-x870...
www.club386.com/msi-meg-x870...
Wish I could, but I simply can't justify buying Steam Deck OLED in white when I already own an LCD model.
Nonetheless, those in search of one: Good hunting! I'm very jealous!
Nonetheless, those in search of one: Good hunting! I'm very jealous!
November 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Wish I could, but I simply can't justify buying Steam Deck OLED in white when I already own an LCD model.
Nonetheless, those in search of one: Good hunting! I'm very jealous!
Nonetheless, those in search of one: Good hunting! I'm very jealous!
Reposted by Samuel Willetts
Hiya folks!
We made a handy list of fine folks who have written for and supported us over the years.
go.bsky.app/D2q2ACA
We made a handy list of fine folks who have written for and supported us over the years.
go.bsky.app/D2q2ACA
November 18, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Hiya folks!
We made a handy list of fine folks who have written for and supported us over the years.
go.bsky.app/D2q2ACA
We made a handy list of fine folks who have written for and supported us over the years.
go.bsky.app/D2q2ACA
Things you absolutely love to see.
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Things you absolutely love to see.
I see Google still can't automate images properly. Can't wait for Zotac's white Steam Machine to make a comeback!
November 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I see Google still can't automate images properly. Can't wait for Zotac's white Steam Machine to make a comeback!
Love seeing the efforts of GOG laid out like this. Cracking work by the team there, whose efforts reignited my love for Heroes of Might & Magic 3.
GOG Preservation Program
GOG Preservation Program ensures classic PC games remain playable on modern systems. We make games live forever since 2008, DRM free.
www.gog.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Love seeing the efforts of GOG laid out like this. Cracking work by the team there, whose efforts reignited my love for Heroes of Might & Magic 3.
Commendable move by The Guardian here. The first of many publications to take this route I'd wager.
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Commendable move by The Guardian here. The first of many publications to take this route I'd wager.
Reposted by Samuel Willetts
I am begging the people making games industry starter packs to consider adding people from outside the USA
November 12, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I am begging the people making games industry starter packs to consider adding people from outside the USA
Reposted by Samuel Willetts
Unfortunate life update:
I have been made redundant from my job at GameSpot.
So, after nearly a decade, I’m on the hunt for work! (hire me pls)
If you need a writer, host, producer, podcast guest or even someone to turn on your town’s Christmas lights, please let me know <3
I have been made redundant from my job at GameSpot.
So, after nearly a decade, I’m on the hunt for work! (hire me pls)
If you need a writer, host, producer, podcast guest or even someone to turn on your town’s Christmas lights, please let me know <3
November 8, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Unfortunate life update:
I have been made redundant from my job at GameSpot.
So, after nearly a decade, I’m on the hunt for work! (hire me pls)
If you need a writer, host, producer, podcast guest or even someone to turn on your town’s Christmas lights, please let me know <3
I have been made redundant from my job at GameSpot.
So, after nearly a decade, I’m on the hunt for work! (hire me pls)
If you need a writer, host, producer, podcast guest or even someone to turn on your town’s Christmas lights, please let me know <3
Got a great nostalgic buzz seeing and hearing this again. Would love to see more extravagant menus make a return on physical media.
November 9, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Got a great nostalgic buzz seeing and hearing this again. Would love to see more extravagant menus make a return on physical media.
Every bonfire night I'm rudely reminded how much I dislike fireworks. Nevermind the harm they cause to pets and other animals, they're just plain annoyingly obnoxious.
November 8, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Every bonfire night I'm rudely reminded how much I dislike fireworks. Nevermind the harm they cause to pets and other animals, they're just plain annoyingly obnoxious.
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
October 24, 2024 at 9:21 AM
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
It's my (30th) birthday, I can fly if I want to.
October 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
It's my (30th) birthday, I can fly if I want to.
10 games to get to know me, in no particular order:
1. Heroes of Might & Magic 3
2. Dungeon Keeper 2
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. XCOM 2
5. Left 4 Dead 2
6. Dark Souls
7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
8. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
10. Gears of War
1. Heroes of Might & Magic 3
2. Dungeon Keeper 2
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. XCOM 2
5. Left 4 Dead 2
6. Dark Souls
7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
8. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
10. Gears of War
10 games to get to know me, in no particular order.
1. Cyberpunk 2077
2. Final fantasy 7
3. Rainbow Six: Siege
4. The Outer Wilds
5. Hitman
6. Dino Crisis
7. The Sims 2
8. Pokémon Silver
9. Alan Wake 2
10. Coffee Talk
Off the top of my head so I defo missed something major, but that's the vibes
1. Cyberpunk 2077
2. Final fantasy 7
3. Rainbow Six: Siege
4. The Outer Wilds
5. Hitman
6. Dino Crisis
7. The Sims 2
8. Pokémon Silver
9. Alan Wake 2
10. Coffee Talk
Off the top of my head so I defo missed something major, but that's the vibes
10 games to get to know me, in no particular order:
1. Metal Gear Solid 2
2. Final Fantasy IX
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. Kingdom Hearts 2
5. Persona 5
6. Halo Reach
7. Bloodborne
8. Overwatch
9. Final Fantasy X
10. Super Mario Galaxy
1. Metal Gear Solid 2
2. Final Fantasy IX
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. Kingdom Hearts 2
5. Persona 5
6. Halo Reach
7. Bloodborne
8. Overwatch
9. Final Fantasy X
10. Super Mario Galaxy
October 19, 2024 at 11:19 PM
10 games to get to know me, in no particular order:
1. Heroes of Might & Magic 3
2. Dungeon Keeper 2
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. XCOM 2
5. Left 4 Dead 2
6. Dark Souls
7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
8. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
10. Gears of War
1. Heroes of Might & Magic 3
2. Dungeon Keeper 2
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. XCOM 2
5. Left 4 Dead 2
6. Dark Souls
7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
8. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
10. Gears of War
Writers: repost a random piece you're proud of.
This one's important to me as it's what properly began my pursuit of hardware journalism as a career.
It was also a lot of fun to write up and research! Bill Gates in a trenchcoat with a shotgun. What's not to like?
www.pcgamer.com/history-dire...
This one's important to me as it's what properly began my pursuit of hardware journalism as a career.
It was also a lot of fun to write up and research! Bill Gates in a trenchcoat with a shotgun. What's not to like?
www.pcgamer.com/history-dire...
October 19, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Writers: repost a random piece you're proud of.
This one's important to me as it's what properly began my pursuit of hardware journalism as a career.
It was also a lot of fun to write up and research! Bill Gates in a trenchcoat with a shotgun. What's not to like?
www.pcgamer.com/history-dire...
This one's important to me as it's what properly began my pursuit of hardware journalism as a career.
It was also a lot of fun to write up and research! Bill Gates in a trenchcoat with a shotgun. What's not to like?
www.pcgamer.com/history-dire...
I'm doing my best to follow mutuals I recognise from Twitter, but it'll naturally take a while. Bear with! 🙏
October 18, 2024 at 11:54 PM
I'm doing my best to follow mutuals I recognise from Twitter, but it'll naturally take a while. Bear with! 🙏