Dear Writers,<\/p>\n
Here are some recent calls for pitches on topics related to video gaming. I’ve also included a few extra listings of publishers who work with freelance writers on these topics, to flesh out the list.<\/p>\n
Please carefully study each publication before sending a pitch.<\/p>\n
If you’re new to pitching, here are a few resources to help you get started:<\/p>\n
— Jacob Jans<\/p>\n
Thanks to Fatima Saif for research on this list.<\/em><\/p>\n Opportunity to Write about Metroid II Return of Samus:<\/strong> \u201cFor my upcoming #GAMEBOY #GAMEBOOK I’m looking for someone to write a retrospective on #Metroid II Return of Samus. Around 800-1,000 words. Interested? Did you love it?\u201d Rate is \u00a3100. Send your pitches to pmurphy1978@outlook.com<\/a>. To learn more, read this Twitter thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 18th, 2023<\/p>\n VG247<\/strong> is a website featuring news, reviews, guides, and opinions on video games. They\u2019re seeking features freelancers for 2023. If you have \u201csomething insightful, interesting, or funny to say about an upcoming triple-A game \u2013 or title that’ll hit either PS Plus or Game Pass soon,\u201d then get in touch with their features editor at dom.peppiatt@vg247.com<\/a>. Rates begin at \u00a3120. Their features editor has tweeted, \u201cAlso, if you’re a big service game player (Destiny, Apex, FF14, Sea of Thieves, GTAO, et al) let’s talk about what we can do in 2023.\u201d To read their features editor\u2019s Twitter thread, click here<\/a>. To learn more about VG247, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opportunity to Write about Games:<\/strong> \u201cLooking for a writer who can put together a few listicles detailing the best add-ons for various MMOs. Specifically looking to start with WoW, FFXIV, EVE, GW2, LotRO.\u201d Rates begin at around $65 but are negotiable. To learn more, refer to this tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mashable<\/strong> is a media and entertainment company that is passionate about entertainment, culture, and technology. Their shopping team is seeking freelance writers who have experience of writing product roundups. They \u201cmainly cover consumer tech, but there\u2019s also room for assignments in gaming, home, online services and apps, and more.\u201d For updates, the rates begin at $150. For new content, the rates go up to $400. If interested, email jae.thomas@mashable.com<\/a>. To learn more, refer to their deputy shopping editor\u2019s Twitter thread<\/a>. To contact them, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dread Central<\/strong> is a website that covers horror movies, games, comics, novels, toys, and more. As part of their Black History Month programming, they are specifically looking for pitches from Black genre fans. They are particularly seeking Black writers to share their views on the genre. They will pay $100 per accepted article. To read their tweet, click here<\/a>. To submit your pitch, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 31st, 2023<\/p>\n Kotaku<\/strong> is a gaming news and tips website by G\/O Media. They publish articles on a wide variety of video games, and regularly pay $300 per article. To learn more, read their about us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n No Escape Magazine<\/strong> is about \u201cdigital culture and its discontents.\u201d They are accepting pitches: \u201cDo you like to write about video games? Do you spend your free time thinking about all the messy ways in which digital culture and the real world collide with each other? Are you unafraid of getting too political? Then send your ideas in for the next issue of No Escape Magazine!\u201d For reviews and opinion pieces of 1,250 words or less, they pay $50. For features and larger op-eds of over 1,250 words, they pay $100. To learn more, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Outerhaven<\/strong> is a source for gaming and geek culture news, reviews, guides, interviews, podcasts, and more. They cover the following via freelancers: video games; TV and film; entertainment; toys, figures\/figurines\/models; interviews; guides; and previews. They pay $0.04 cents\/word up to 600 words, $0.05 cents\/word from 600 to 800 words, and $0.06 cents\/word from 800 words and above. For more information, read their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wargamer<\/strong> is a website that publishes news, guides, and reviews of tabletop games and digital wargames. They are always looking for stories, op-eds, guides, and features about tabletop games and wargames. They are especially interested in hearing from underrepresented voices. For features, they pay<\/a> \u00a375 for 600 words, \u00a3150 for 1,000 words, and \u00a3200 for 2,000 words. For guides, they pay \u00a375 for 600 words, \u00a3150 for 1,000 words, and \u00a3175 for 1,500 words. For reviews, they pay \u00a3100 for 700 words and \u00a3200 for 1,500 words. For more details, read their pitch guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n lock-on<\/strong> is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They focus on long-form explorations of a range of industry topics, essays that delve into personal experiences in relation to gaming, and discussions on games, narrative themes, hardware, etc. Their rates<\/a> start at around \u00a3100. To submit your pitches, refer to this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Launcher<\/strong> is a section in The Washington Post that covers video games and esports. They are seeking \u201coriginal reporting \u2014 features, profiles, reported analysis and more.\u201d They \u201cwant reported stories that reveal some kind of tension.\u201d Target length: 1,000-1,200 words. Pay: $450. To learn how to pitch stories to them, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Writers, Here are some recent calls for pitches on topics related to video gaming. 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