Voxel Smash is a videogames website. They believe that reviews, news, features, and guides should be fun to read. They publish both new and established writers and offer full training and support to them. As per this tweet, their rates begin at $50 for features. If interested, get in touch with them at voxelsmash@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this page.
whynow Gaming is a video games
website. They’re always seeking new contributors and lively feature pitches. They
publish informative and entertaining features (800 to 1,500 words) about “the
making of games, the history of games, and the culture surrounding games.” They
offer a standard rate of £120 per piece. If interested, email your pitches to contact@whynowgaming.com. For
details, visit this page.
PCGamesN is a website that covers all things PC gaming. They are always seeking stories, op-eds, guides, and features about the best games on PC. They are particularly looking to promote underrepresented voices from diverse backgrounds. According to their strategy editor, rates start at £110 for 800 words. To learn more, read their pitch guide.
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Outerhaven 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.
Wargamer
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 £75 for
600 words, £150 for 1,000 words, and £200 for 2,000 words. For guides, they pay
£75 for 600 words, £150 for 1,000 words, and £175 for 1,500 words. For reviews,
they pay £100 for 700 words and £200 for 1,500 words. For more details, read
their pitch guidelines.
lock-on 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 start at around £165 for 2,250 words with the possibility of increased pay based on the length and complexity of the piece. To submit your pitches, refer to this page.
Can I Play That? is a community where
disabled gamers share their stories of game accessibility. They are looking for
personal essays, industry accessibility analysis, commentary/features, and
more. They publish 2 paid pieces a month and pay
$100/piece but they are not currently accepting pitches. For more information, read their submission
guidelines.
GamesIndustry.biz is a website
about the games industry. They cover “every facet of the games industry, from
design, development, publishing, marketing, distribution or retail, all the way
through to media, freelance and studying.” They are looking to expand their
freelance roster. They accept pitches for investigative pieces, interviews with
industry figures, academy articles, and editorials. They encourage pitches from
writers of diverse backgrounds. Their standard rate is £200 per article. To
learn how to pitch them an article, visit this page.
Launcher is a section in The Washington Post that covers video games and esports. They are seeking “original reporting — features, profiles, reported analysis and more.” They “want reported stories that reveal some kind of tension.” Target length: 1,000-1,200 words. Pay: $450. To learn how to pitch stories to them, visit this page.
Fanbyte
is a video game website. They have an open pitch policy. All freelancers can
send their ideas to pitches@fanbyte.com.
They look for features, op-eds, guides, previews, interviews, and community
reporting. Features start at around $250 and simple, fun listicles start at
around $150. Essays and op-eds go for around
$200. For more information, refer to their pitch guidelines.