EGM is a website about video games. They are looking for gaming stories. Their focus is on feature stories in 3 main categories which are: reporting, profiles, and perspectives. They also publish scored reviews. According to their website, they pay competitive rates. One payment report indicates payment of $0.15 per word for a feature of about 2,700 words. To contribute, refer to this page.
Kabouter Games creates “adventures, game-master support products, and player-facing materials for all your OSR needs.” They are looking for tabletop role-playing games (TTRPG) writers to create locations for fantasy role-playing game (RPG) settings. They will pay $50 for 1,500 words. To learn more, refer to this Twitter thread and this page.
The Arkham Gazette is “a fan-produced magazine focused on Lovecraft Country, as invented by H.P. Lovecraft and organized by the late Keith Herber in the book series of that name by Chaosium for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.” They are looking for submissions (ranging from 150 to 15,000+ words) for a number of categories. They pay 4 cents per word. For details, refer to this page.
Wireframe Magazine is a fortnightly print magazine about video game development. They are always looking for great writers for their magazine. According to one payment report, they paid £80 per page (300 words per page) for a feature. For details, refer to this page.
Esportz Network is “the hub for the latest global esports news, live professional statistics, amateur tournaments and everything else the modern gamer needs.” They are looking for freelance esports reporters with experience. They pay $30 to $50 for breaking news (400 words) and $80 to $200 for features or long form pieces. To learn more, refer to this Twitter post and this page.
Videodame features “writing and artwork about and inspired by videogames, produced by women and other marginalized groups in the gaming industry.” They invite pitches for “essays, fiction, poetry, comics, art, videos, and/or soundscapes (or anything else you can think up!) about or inspired by games and gaming culture.” They encourage everyone to pitch but give particular encouragement to “women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and any members of other groups typically marginalized in the gaming industry.” They pay $50 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Codex is a monthly RPG (role-playing game) magazine by The Gauntlet, a gaming community focused on tabletop RPGs. Each issue of the magazine features “original games, supplements for existing games, and hacks—all organized around a theme.” They need pitches for the following issues of their magazine: Hell 2, Colossus, and Hearthfire. They pay $0.06 per word. To learn more, refer to their Twitter post and website.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a website that offers PC gaming news, reviews, previews, and opinion. They are currently looking for community reports, interview-led features, reviews, lists, and “spawn point” articles. They pay a standard rate of £200 for articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words. They may pay £250 for reviews of particularly long games or interviews of multiple subjects. Details here.
Hardcore Gaming 101 is a video game overview website that covers cult classics and obscure games. They pay $30 for a 1,000-word article, $45 for a 1,500-word article, and $60 for a 2,000-word article. For details, read their submission guidelines.
Defiance Forum is a website for news and discussion on Defiance (an online game developed by Trion Worlds) and other games. They are looking for gamers and writers who want to share their favorite game’s strategies with other game enthusiasts. The games that they accept include “shooter games, survival games, RPG games, artillery games, RTS, RTT, tower defense, TBT, TBS, other action, adventure, and action-adventure games.” They pay their writers $0.03 per word. They seem to publish articles only very occasionally. For more information, visit this page.