Making games for a living is an incredibly rewarding career, but it’s hard to break in unless you have insider knowledge. I had a few lucky breaks which resulted in me getting a writing gig. In the early 2000s, full time game writing gigs were somewhat uncommon. But when the opportunity presented itself, I had most of the prerequisites needed to convince people I could do the job. In the production phase of the project, I am writing furiously while working with mission designers on a daily basis to make sure my ideas fuse perfectly with theirs.

As mentioned, there are no ridiculous quotas to meet – you don’t need to write an article or review every day, every week, or even every month. I’m in community college right now and I was wondering, do you even need to go to college at all to get a job in game writing? I get that having a major in English can help but what if I don’t have that? I’m 18 and want to write/design games but I’m not sure where to start or even how I would write and make that into my own game. I basically just started learning about different writing jobs in general and just don’t know where to begin. You won’t get rich off of covering games as a freelancer, but you can still make a good living.

If you established your name in this industry, and have good connections then you’re the perfect candidate for this job. Write content that is unique and high-quality content that offers value to the audience while reading. Here are some writing formats and tips you should keep in mind before sending us your samples. Make sure to use these while writing your samples. They’re professionals with extensive experience in journalism . They know what they’re about, and they’re here to help you produce the best possible content.

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Because only in this way, you can create a quality post. GrownGaming is always looking for talented writers to join the family – and we only expect you to write about what you enjoy. Whether you like writing opinion pieces, covering the latest breaking news stories, putting together helpful tips and guides, or writing informative reviews, we have the platform for you. I was wondering what are the universities you could recommend for becoming a video game writer? For one, I was already a writer, with a few published short stories to my name. Two, I had some design experience, and enough coding experience that programmers didn’t frighten me.

As such, with a good idea and a finely-tuned pitch, you have a great shot of getting noticed and scoring your first assignment in the gaming realm. From there, it’s not hard to build inroads into other publications. Game reviews and preview assignments are more easily nabbed once you’ve made those initial inroads to a publication. The large volume of annual game releases across all of the different gaming platforms means there’s a steady supply of work for skilled freelancers who can prove themselves. There’s also a demand for list stories, interviews, video content, humor pieces, daily news posts, and more. Learn the essentials of writing for video games, from how games are developed and what game writers do, to the ways game stories differ from other kinds of stories.

We do, however, want to see content that’s worthy and that our readers will love. Most of our gamers are pretty lax, but they expect to see well-researched and sourced content. If it is an opinion piece, that’s totally up to what you think. We want you to produce new content for us relating to your specialty game in the form of news updates and other possible features.

We also respect each other’s opinions, so we have people with various points of view. Do you have an opinion on the latest gaming news, and the talent to match? We are always on the lookout for writers with a passion for games. We’re building a team that we believe are knowledgeable and passionate, but also diverse in their tastes, creating a publication that has something for everyone. While we don’t offer money for you to submit gaming content, you may insert one affiliate link in your article. For affiliated content, we do require at least 1,500 words.

“When I was purely a freelancer I went a little bit mad because I would just work for months on end, even on weekends. So unless you’re incredibly disciplined, freelance on its own could be very hard.” “And then right down at the bottom are people filling in the lore book entries — quite remote contractors who don’t necessarily get very much input into the game at all. A solid grasp of the English language and the ability to communicate niche ideas to a wide audience.