Uppercut is a website that looks at games and other media through diverse and critical lenses. They prioritize critical work that provides a unique insight or angle on games. They are also open to witty listicles or other creative ideas. They accept pitches in the last week of every month. Due to their current budget, they can only accept one pitch a month. Payment: $50 per piece. For more information, visit this page.
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 a payment report from 2020, they pay $400 for feature articles. To contact the editors, visit this page.
Videodame features “writing and artwork about and inspired by video games, 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.’’ According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
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. According to their pitch guide, 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. They are not always open to pitches. Details here.
Hardcore Gaming 101 is a video game overview website that covers cult classics and obscure games. According to their pitch guide, they pay a flat rate of $20 per 500 words. This may be higher depending on certain projects. They are not always open to submissions. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Raging Swan Press is a UK-based roleplaying game publisher that “specialises in producing products for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.” According to their pitch guide, they pay 11 cents per word. For details, refer to this page.
EN World offers news coverage of tabletop roleplaying games. They are looking for articles for their three publications named TRAILseeker, EN5ider, and EONS. According to an old writer's guidelines page, the starting rate for their new writers is $0.03 per word, which comes out to be “$60 for a 2,000 word article, $150 for a 5,000 word adventure, and $210 for a 7,000 word adventure.” It is not clear if they still pay these rates. To learn more, contact them here.
Geek Native is a blog for gamers that covers role-playing games (RPGs), computer games, comics, tech, sci-fi, anime, books, movies, and shiny gadgets. According to their website, “as an experiment a small monthly budget is being set aside to pay for written content.” They will pay for news, tips and tricks, and industry commentary. According to their pitch guide, their rate is $0.12 per word for articles of 750 to 1,000 words. This fee includes any tax and transfer fees. For details, refer to this page.
Ogrezine is a PDF magazine that is published by Steve Jackson Games (a game company) in Austin, Texas, United States. The magazine is “devoted to the game of Ogre in its many forms.” They are looking for anything related to Ogre that their readers might find interesting. According to their pitch guide, they pay 6 cents per word. To learn more, refer to their writer's guidelines.
Polygon publishes engaging stories based on video game artists, fans, and culture. They previously listed pay as $0.25 per word, but now state that ‘’all stories are paid at competitive rates, which are based on the amount and type of work.’’ They are not always open to submissions. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.