News & Pitch Calls from lock-on

Tuesday, March 28th 2023

Lost in Cult is Seeking Pitches on The Legend of Zelda

Lost in Cult is an indie publisher and design studio and the creator of the lock-on gaming journal. Their senior business development manager is seeking pitches on The Legend of Zelda. They’re looking for personal essays, design analysis, lore explorations, and more. Rates begin at £165. If interested, DM their senior business development manager on Twitter or email abram@lostincult.co.uk. To read his tweet, click here. To visit Lost in Cult’s website, click here.

Friday, February 3rd 2023

Lost in Cult is Looking for Pitches

Lost in Cult is an indie publisher and design studio and the creator of the lock-on gaming journal. They’re seeking pitches on the following:

“- Vampire Survivors

- Hob's Barrow

- Boktai (series expert retrospective)

- Fatal Frame”

They will pay £165 for approximately 2,250 words. Pitches can be sent to pitches@lostincult.co.uk. To read their content director’s tweet, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Thursday, May 26th 2022

Lost in Cult is Looking for Pitches for Lock-On

Lost in Cult is an indie publisher and design studio. They are seeking pitches for volume 005 of their gaming journal, lock-on. They want “long form / essays discussions on particular games, narrative themes, game mechanics, hardware and more.” They pay £55 for 750 words; £110 for 1,500 words; £165 for 2,250 words; and £220 for 3,000 words. Read their Tweet here. Apply here.

Sunday, March 27th 2022

lock-on is Looking for Gaming Pitches

lock-on is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They are seeking “developer conversations or long form pitches” in relation to any of these:

-Sifu Game

-Ghostwire: Tokyo

-Acid Nerve

-The Artful Escape

Their rates start at around £100 per article. Email your pitches to publishing@lostincult.co.uk. To learn more, refer to this Tweet and this page.

Saturday, January 15th 2022

Lost in Cult is Seeking Handheld Gaming Pitches for lock-on

Lost in Cult is an indie publisher and design studio. They are looking for pitches for lock-on (their gaming journal). They have tweeted, “Are you a fan of handheld gaming? We are looking for unique and interesting article pitches for a future [lock-on] related project!” Rates start at around £100. Read their Tweet here. Submit your pitch here.

Sunday, September 5th 2021

lock-on is Looking for Pitches

lock-on is a gaming journal by Lost in Cult (an indie publisher and design studio). They are currently seeking pitches focused on: “developer interviews and related features (Sega Dreamcast and creators on its platform).” They pay “£30 for around 750 words, up to £150 for longer pieces.” On average, they pay £100. To learn more, refer to their Twitter thread and pitch guide.

Tuesday, April 27th 2021

Lost in Cult is Seeking Gaming Pitches

Lost in Cult is looking for pitches for features / articles for the future volumes of the lock-on Gaming Journal. They are seeking pitches focused on: Resident Evil series, Silksong / Hollow Knight, Cyberpunk, and Ratchet And Clank. They are also seeking long form / analysis Disco Elysium pitches. They will pay £30-£200 per piece. Read their Tweet here and submit your pitch here.