For those who want to get paid to write about something fun — here’s a list of 24 magazines, blogs, and websites that publish writing about games. Topics include video games, board games, roleplaying games, and more. There’s even a publisher of “interactive text-based games” listed here.<\/p>\n
Payment rates vary a lot. Some of these publishers have much larger budgets than others. Polygon, for example, has been known to pay $300 for an article, whereas many of these publishers pay $50.<\/p>\n
Pyramid Magazine<\/strong> Pyramid Magazine <\/em>is a PDF magazine published by Steve Jackson Games in Austin, TX. According to the guidelines, this publication is focused on \u201ctabletop role-playing games (RPGs) with most articles devoted to either generic (systemless) gaming or GURPS.\u201d Pyramid<\/em> buys all rights to any original article editors publish. Payment is $0.04 per word for features (2,000-5,000 words). To learn more, read writers\u2019 guidelines: http:\/\/www.sjgames.com\/pyramid\/writing.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Polygon<\/span> publishes engaging stories based on video game artists, fans, and culture. They previously listed pay as $0.25 per word, but now state that they pay both on effort and word count. They now say “Our rates are competitive and designed to allow freelancers leeway to sink their teeth into stories, sometimes spending months pursuing particular interviews or background information. ” They imply that they’ll be willing to pay a significant sum for the right kind of article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Playopolis<\/span> is a UK based blog that publishes reviews of classic boardgames, as well as articles “about board games, card games or the wider industry.” (Not RPGs.) They pay \u00a350 to \u00a3200 for articles, and \u00a325 to \u00a340 for reviews of older titles. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/span> Paste Magazine<\/span> publishes articles about music, tv, video games, and comedy. They seem to have have a broad focus on popular culture. They pay $50 for articles. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n ZEAL is a blog that publishes writing on comics, games, and pop culture. They also publish original comics. They are “interested in writing on games that are not generally the target of serious criticism; games that are too weird, too bad, too forgotten, and too anime. ” They even publish “revisionist fan-fiction.” They pay up to $100 per article, and up to $200 per comic. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Modern Rogue<\/span> covers computer gaming, lifestyle, and pop culture.\u00a0 They pay $50+ per article. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n <\/s><\/p>\n<\/li>\n