IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Hi folks, For those that don't know I run a gaming site called The Gaming Review (http://www.thegamingreview.com) - it's been online since 2010 and get pretty decent visitor numbers considering it's really mainly me doing all the driving. I'd like to start covering a bit more, but with a 10 month old boy and a teaching job it's getting tough to find the time. So here's the thing. I'm looking for some new writers, people willing to put in a little time to contribute things to the site. There are several things I'm after, but it's not an exhaustive list: Previews of upcoming games Video capture of pre-release demos, games at launch and suchlike Opinion pieces about games, genres, arguments, current game news or whatever else takes your fancy Weekly roundups of news on various platforms More PC and Nintendo coverage You'll see from the reviews that I'm hooked up with most major developers, as well as a lot of indie guys too. In ther long term and after a bit of other work I'd be looking at passing off some of the reviews to newbies too - in such cases I'd provide the game and wouldn't expect it back, but obviously that's a little way down the line. If you're interested I ask for two things: a reasonable grasp of the English language (you'll see all of the reviews are pretty well written, I'm a bitch for grammar and structure unless I'm too knackered to care), and the willingness to contribute every week or two. I recognise the short term rewards are limited to seeing your name up in lights and your writing on the site, but ideally that would be enough for any of you who love your gaming enough to sign up. If you're interested either PM me on here or send me an email through the site itself. It'd be great to hear from any of you who might be able to help out Thanks muchly, Iain and before you ask, I got permission to beg before I posted this... Edited August 4, 2013 by IainG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Oh yeah, and even if you're not up for writing, if you like the look of the site think about subscribing to the weekly newsletter - it launched today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Bloody hell, the wanderer returns! Where is Harold Bishop though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I thought I still had him (so to speak), not sure where Dizzy came from..!I've always been lingering, I just don't have the time to keep up with this place at the moment, it's far busier than it was when I was around more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Have you tried pimping your blog on gaming forums? I have an account on rllmuk which is probably the biggest UK based gaming forum, seems like the sort of thing that would go down well there, though you might want to be a semi active member of the community before going in with the hard sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Thanks for that, it definitely looks pretty busy, I'll sign up and elbow my way in a bit. If nothing else it could get a few more people headed to the site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Somebody PM chindie, quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Any payment involved or free games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Well there's reading involved... All that is in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Have you tried pimping your blog on gaming forums? I have an account on rllmuk which is probably the biggest UK based gaming forum, seems like the sort of thing that would go down well there, though you might want to be a semi active member of the community before going in with the hard sell. They don't rush to validate your account do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I'd love to do something like this, but I don't think I have the time to do so anymore these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Have you tried pimping your blog on gaming forums? I have an account on rllmuk which is probably the biggest UK based gaming forum, seems like the sort of thing that would go down well there, though you might want to be a semi active member of the community before going in with the hard sell. They don't rush to validate your account do they? It's Sunday night! Try making an account on NeoGaf. It can take about six months to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainG Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 I don't care if it's 4am on Christmas morning, don't they know who I am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I'd definitely be up for this. I just passed my NCTJ Diploma in Journalism and I'm applying for jobs at the moment, particularly any game magazine jobs that crop up. I could definitely do with having some more stuff published. I'll send you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted August 5, 2013 Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2013 I'd definitely be up for this. I just passed my NCTJ Diploma in Journalism and I'm applying for jobs at the moment, particularly any game magazine jobs that crop up. I could definitely do with having some more stuff published. I'll send you a PM. I know of a football related web site which you could write for too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Would also love to do this, i'm a few months behind Ginko though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2013 Any room for someone who doesn't write and doesn't play that many games? You could call it n00b's corner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm with stevo, we could have a section to ourselves. 'Casuals Corner' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 In all seriousness I'd love to do this but have no qualifications to do so. I would quite happily do a couple of reviews a month for my own pleasure and its up to you whether you want to use them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm with stevo, we could have a section to ourselves. 'Casuals Corner' Just me and you logging on to play COD. Spend 30 minutes getting our arses handed to us, then attempting to write a review. "Gameplay: we spent most of our time dead. 2/10" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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