Who here wants to write about games for a living?

" I want to write about games and make games, but the deeper I get in to making games the harder it is and more discouraged I become - so I'd be happy with just writing about them. 
 
I actually already do write about games, over here. I also do video reviews, too - I write, voice, record, and edit everything myself. Things can only go up for me from here. "

Never have, never will. I enjoy video games, they've been in my life since I was born but.. nah. That's why i'm doing biomed at uni :P 

Yes, it is what I would call my dream job. I am currently a college freshman working towards an English degree. I hope to write for my college's newspaper either this spring semester or this fall, which I have a good chance of doing since I attened a small college whose newspaper has plenty of open spots. It also lacks any coverage of electronic entertainment, so I could actually bring something new to the table. I realize that to pursue video game journalism right after college would be rash, so for now I plan on attending graduate school and working somewhere close to where I live once I'm out of the gate. 

Absolutely. I am working for that as I will soon take my school's newspaper class as well as applying for multiple gaming blogs (although they haven't replied as of now).

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I thought about it, thought a bit more, and thought, but than realized all this thinking wasn't doing shit for me so I tried and...didn't really like it....I'm a musician, adventurer extraordinaire!

Well I am on that point in my life were I have no fucking idea what I want to be. Game journalism does not sound to bad.

" @BlazeHedgehog said:

" I want to write about games and make games, but the deeper I get in to making games the harder it is and more discouraged I become - so I'd be happy with just writing about them. 
 
I actually already do write about games, over here. I also do video reviews, too - I write, voice, record, and edit everything myself. Things can only go up for me from here. "

If you enjoy playing games, it's best to steer clear of making them.  You're likely to either detest the profession, or you'll get along with it fine, but suddenly find that playing games has become a lost hobby. "

" I'm a journalism major, but I really don't see a whole lot of opportunities to get into "gaming journalism."  No reputable gaming website/magazine/what have you is going to hire someone fresh out of getting their degree with no prior experience.  I'd like to hear from one of the guys about how they broke into the business.    I also think that a lot of people have a skewed view of what journalism in general implies.  "

• A goodJudge Dredd game. 
  
• A Judge Anderson game. 
  
• A modernRogue Trooper game (the last was awesome).
• An ABC Warriors tactical RTS, in the vein of Battlezone II or  The Unit
• An FPS Strontium Dog game.
• A third person Dan Dare game, Complete with retro '50s style.  Last time we saw him was on the Atari ST and C64.
  
• A Nemesis The Warlock third person game,  Again, C64 was his last outing.
  

I'd love to. I just know I don't have the writing chops, and magazines are going out of business left and right. That leaves websites and I have a feeling video reviews are going to outnumber text reviews in the near future.

" I'd love to. I just know I don't have the writing chops, and magazines are going out of business left and right. That leaves websites and I have a feeling video reviews are going to outnumber text reviews in the near future. "

Work at making it popular.

" @SeriouslyNow said:

Work at making it popular.

How do you do that? And don't you dare say, "If your writing's decent enough..." "

I would sure like to. But I can't see myself ever ACTUALLY doing it.

" @SeriouslyNow said:

Work at making it popular.

How do you do that? And don't you dare say, "If your writing's decent enough..." "

I would love to write for games rather than writing about them. Then maybe I could reach some sort of directorial position where I can fully evoke the decent creativity I possess. I just love imagining and then translating it into something a little more physical. And being allusive is really fun, so any of the positions I just mentioned would seem to be a nice fit. 

Man, I just want to write. If it just so happens that I end up in game journalism, cool, but I just want to write.

I have a interest but I have bad grammar and I don't articulate my thoughts well.

I had an idea about it, and probably dabble with it for a bit. I'm going to write romanced videogame adventures. :p

" @nanikore said:

" @finmon: I find it hilarious that Modern Warfare 2 was nominated for best writing. "

I know right? Best joke of the year. "

" I had an idea about it, and probably dabble with it for a bit. I'm going to write romanced videogame adventures. :p "

" @Jeust said:

" I had an idea about it, and probably dabble with it for a bit. I'm going to write romanced videogame adventures. :p "

I think you mean "romantic." Either that, or you intend to rework Gears of War into a celebration of nature and the intrinsic value of man :P. "

I would like to. It probably won't work out that way, but yeah, I would like to.

" @Jeust: 
 
Depends on the game. Saints Row 2? Of course! Ocarina of Time? Of course!
 

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As a graphic design major, i would love to do something related to gaming, maybe doing box-art or manuals or something.    
 
But i have always fancied myself a bit of a writer,  I applied at  "PS3 Fanboy" when they were hiring but, its very hard to get work writing, sites like Bitmob.com help out with that.