Looking for talented writers for game reviews and news.

[defender]

VGD is now having reviews, editorials, and game industry news at the site.

Pay is little to none. This is just a side project for now to help build some good content at the site. I have partnered with a site to get some content up but we could use more staff. Occasionally I will give out stuff to writers to show appreciation.

Anyone interested can post here any questions or PM me. I prefer you just post here though so that I dont have to answer all the same questions.

[evilmax17]

I'll gladly write for you defender. I'd work for store credit if you'd like, because i'd just end up spending the money on games anyway. If you'd like a sample of my work, I can do a test review or some such. Just give me some guidelines and a thumbs up!

[SupaKen]

I'll write reviews for free...
It will be another thing I can add to my resume.

[JSweeney]

If you need some help, I'd love to do it just to help you out. You're probably familar with my posting from the site, but if you want samples, I guess something could be arranged (a full time job kind prohibits immediate response).

You can see some of my creative juices get flowing right here... eww, that sounds kinda gross, doesn't it? Though it is rather germane to the recent business decision you had to make :)

http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10155

[thatstoobad]

i would be interested in writing various things. getting paid isn't very important, since i enjoy writing. i'm decent at it, too.

[st0neface]

I could do some reviewing, as I have absolutely nothing to do until the end of next month. Pay or no pay, I couldn't care less.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

I'll toss in my excellent writings skills. Okay, that's an overstatement, but I have written some reviews on livejournal and various consumer sites and I am willing to help if you want.

[jaso]

Hey Defender,

I'm actually a newspaper writer and have a weekly entertainment column devoted to movie, music and mostly game reviews. I also do lots of game previews. If you want I can send you some sample articles from the past four years. Just email me at jeremyjaso@yahoo.com and let me know.

[JSweeney]

You know, defender is probably going to have to do some serious seperating of the wheat from the chaff on this one.

I would guess (judging by previous experience with similar threads all over the internet) that this thread will get tons of responces from people thinking "Oh, it would be so cool to write reviews for a webpage". Depending on the level of professionalism that defender wants, he may have to cull some of the people from consideration.

Hopefully, if this happens, everyone can realize that it's nothing against them, it's just they don't reach the standard which defender sets for himself and his business. The last thing we need is for this to erupt into a flame war because someone things they are a great writer (with little or no proof), or looking for a place to showcase what they believe to be thier "1337 skillz", and then have defender tell them thier help is not required, or that they don't met the stardard which he expects.

[lyric706]

I am a managing editor for a weekly newspaper in the Tampa Bay area and would welcome the opportunity to write a few video game reviews. What do you have in mind in terms of pay? I would do it for store credit. E-mail me at meng@ecobserver.com to discuss. I can forward you my portfolio as well.

[poormojo]

Hi Defender,

I'm currently an editor and online author at http://www.poormojo.org, have a degree in creative writing, and work as an editor of law books.

Let me know what qualifications you're looking for, and what kind of reviews/features you're interested in, and I'll whip up a sample for you.

Thanks,
Morgan

[RBM]

I dunno what you're thinking, JSweeney. I've got my hurt pride all lined up with crosshairs zeroed in on Defender's pointy head if he considers *my* entry anything less than Pulitzer material.

[Scrubking]

I'd be willing to write some editorials for you - FREE of charge.

I have some informal reviews on the review board, but you probably know that already.

[Anonymous]

I'd be extremely happy if I could write reviews for you; I need something to do with my free time. I've written many reviews for various websites and such, and I think they are pretty good. Tell me the qualifications, and I think I can stand up to the challenge. I'd do it for 1 penny of store credit per review.

[jlarlee]

I'm also a journalist by trade for the military I edit the base newspaper. I've never written any type of game review but I have been gaming for 16 years and have had subscriptions to game magazines for eons. Email me at jlarlee@cox-internet.com if you need any more info.

[littlemonkey]

I is a gooder writter than these othr peoople and woud make you very prowd good kiseer upper to.
the litlemonkey

[x0thedeadzone0x]

I'm good at writing reviews, I don't have a personally biased opinions against games so I would be willing to write reviews for you absolutely free if you like. PM or IM me if you want my help.

MMkay?

[Rhife]

I'd be happy to lend my talents to your site. I spend every day reading up on the latest news and rumors, and with a degree in English, I've got the skills to be a good writer.

I'd be more then happy to provide a sample review within certain qualifications that you set.

[Salmonday]

If you want a work sample, just go back through the reviews I dropped during your recent contest:

Buffy: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/762/reviews_id/129

Disgaea: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/979/reviews_id/176

Monster Rancher 3: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/526/reviews_id/229

Shadowrun: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/594/reviews_id/267

Outlaw Golf: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/1390/reviews_id/278

Baldur's Gate: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/585/reviews_id/304

Alien Front Online: http://www.videogamedeals.com/product_reviews_info.php/products_id/1361/reviews_id/350

[bluenatas09]

I'd be more than willing to write reviews for you for whatever you offer...be it something or nothing, I like writing. Any help I can offer I'd be willing to give. Just PM me or tell me what I can do to help.
Helping out you or your store would be great

[WhipSmartBanky]

I'd be...nah, who am I kidding. Back to KotOR. </lazy>

[rebenns]

I'm interested.

[SneakyPenguin]

id do it for free too. il like games, and i want to let people know if they are good. some samples are here:

Variety of reviews:
http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8806

Metroid ZM:
http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8753

i could even freelance if you ever need any help. and remember people, look at my game collection. i can write a review of any game there. i do take request[/shameless plug]

[JSweeney]

Boy, this thread hasn't had much activity lately. I wonder why everyone lost interest in it so quickly?
Defender probably still needs some good writers to help him out.

[Scrubking]

Boy, this thread hasn't had much activity lately. I wonder why everyone lost interest in it so quickly?
Defender probably still needs some good writers to help him out.

It would help if he followed up. If he is not showing any interest what do you expect everyone else to do?

[defender]

Sorry but if you look at VGD I am doing a BUNCH of things there. I just straightened out some bugs with the forums and the points system and lottery too...If you look now there are about 200 articles/reviews at the site..the link is on the bottom left hand box called "articles"

Anyways...in a day or two I will post more info here as well as start some PMs.

I think I am willing to take on a certain amount of writers..most of you infact. I just have to setup a detail or two.

[chosen1s]

PLEASE LETT ME RIGHT FOUR YOU. I AM DO FOR SURE EXCELLENT. BEST LAND OF ALL PEOPLE WITH PAPER. A BANANA YOU ARE EATING FOR A YEAR IF I GIT HIGHERED. I SLEEP UNTIL A RESPONCE MY COMPUTER IS THE DAWN UNTIL MY CHEKKING. GOAT

[video_gamer324]

Well, as long as you're still interested, let me throw my name into the fray.

[SneakyPenguin]

has anyone gotten a pm? id like to know who is doing the reviews, even if im not one of em.

[Scrubking]

So is this ever going to come to fruition or what?

[SneakyPenguin]

at this rate, i vote what.

[defender]

lol...so sorry guys.

As you can see over at VGD I have my hands full and I even spent about 6 hours helping CheapyD with some server stuff.

So how do we begin. I guess I have to take a head count and start to coordinate this.

OK...

I will PM all that I think are eligible to be a writer and ask that you join the VGD forums and PM me there. Then I can make your VGD account for writing. You will also have moderator status in the VGD forums. You will have to go into the staff forums there which are hidden unless you are staff and then post inside a thread thats setup to coordinate the writing so people dont write the same review.

Its all setup pretty much.

I will start the PMs tomorrow since it is rather late already.

[SneakyPenguin]

okay i and im sure scrubking too) understand that you are busy, with pretty much running two sites and a b&m store, so its understandable that this minor thing got delayed. sorry if i sounded pushy earlier[/sucking up]

[defender]

I dont run this site..I just help. I run about 30 sites though that are mine.

[punktank45]

I'd write for you, hell I'd do it for free. I have an extream amount of free time on my hands.

[SneakyPenguin]

did this ever happen?

[Quackzilla]

I am more pessimistic than Ambrose Bierce and Emily Dickinson combined.

If a game sucks I show no mercy. I have 5 games NOT on my shite list in the last 3 years.
(to those interested, the games are Fatal Frame 2, Far Cry, Hitman 2, Advance GT2, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

[JSweeney]

Wise fwom youw Gwave!
(Who ever knew that Zeus had a speech impediment?)

The thread came back... again!

[SneakyPenguin]

it was gone for 16 days (16 days? thats almost 2 weeks!) with no news. im impatient.

[Gothic Walrus]

it was gone for 16 days (16 days? thats almost 2 weeks!) with no news. im impatient.

Maybe I should have checked the date of the first post before PMing defender... :oops:

Oh well. He's got another volunteer now. Still...how did I miss this one in the first place?

[st0neface]

He said he was PMing people who he was interested in.

I will PM all that I think are eligible to be a writer and ask that you join the VGD forums and PM me there.

[JSweeney]

Yep. I'm going to guess that that is probably very low on the stack of things Defender has to do, so I wouldn't be sitting there on my PM screen waiting with bated breath.

[FaintDeftone]

I write reviews for GameFaqs.com a lot. I love to write reviews for games. Hell I would even do it for free. I only own an Xbox so I write Xbox reviews only. Here are some of my examples.

Baldur's Gate 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R68874.html

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R71314.html

Mafia: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R70422.html

Shenmue 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R43203.html

[JSweeney]

I write reviews for GameFaqs.com a lot. I love to write reviews for games. Hell I would even do it for free. I only own an Xbox so I write Xbox reviews only. Here are some of my examples.

Baldur's Gate 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R68874.html

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R71314.html

Mafia: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R70422.html

Shenmue 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R43203.html

Not to be offensive, but your writing has very little flow and reads very choppily.

[defender]

oh sheet!

You people must hate me. I am gonna write a PM now to a few of you who are interested.

[JSweeney]

You mean they didn't all hate you before?
This is something new?

:)

I kid, I kid.

[basketkase543]

Just incase it is not too late to add my name to the list of writers, I would gladly write as much as it takes and do it for no pay. Hopefully you are still looking for people.

[defender]

OK...everyone I feel is appropriate has been PMed. Please follow the instructions in the PM. If you did NOT get a PM but are still interested please PM me and ask why I did not ask you.

[snotknocker]

eye kan wryte revuze 4 u 4 nutin

[FaintDeftone]

I write reviews for GameFaqs.com a lot. I love to write reviews for games. Hell I would even do it for free. I only own an Xbox so I write Xbox reviews only. Here are some of my examples.

Baldur's Gate 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R68874.html

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R71314.html

Mafia: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R70422.html

Shenmue 2: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/R43203.html

Not to be offensive, but your writing has very little flow and reads very choppily.

yeah I am not the greatest writer ever, but I know my video games and I am a pretty good critic. People usually come to me for opinions on games. I can always try to improve my writing, but if defender wants better then it's no big deal.

[SneakyPenguin]

got my pm thanks defender!

[defender]

I forgot to include my email addy

jesse @ NO-SPAM videogamedeals.com

[SneakyPenguin]

hey for a first review, can it be super puzzle fighter 2 turbo :wink:?

[evilmax17]

My internet connection funked out as i was sending my email. You get it defender?

[The Successful Dropout]

id do it for some chocolate chip pancakes every morning

[SneakyPenguin]

id do it for some chocolate chip pancakes every morning

that sort of goes without saying. who else got a pm?

[st0neface]

I got one, sent him an email and have heard nothing. Either my writing isn't up to par or my going into basic training for 2 months detered him.

[XboxMaster]

I'm sure you're not interested, and I guess it's too late, but I would enjoy writing reviews and so on for your site. I don't really have any samples or such, but I could write a sample review to show you my writing skills. Or you can look at most of my posts, I like to write lengthy ones, so that might help.

[SneakyPenguin]

I got one, sent him an email and have heard nothing. Either my writing isn't up to par or my going into basic training for 2 months detered him.

i dont think thats the case. i replies to, both with e-mail and pm (misread his pm), and the pm hasnt been read ye. i dont think hes gotten around to it. i mean its understandable, he is busy. i dont think hess ask the questions he did then say "sorry, i dnt want you". also, i think scrubking is in because he recently joined the VGD forums.

[video_gamer324]

I PMed as well and haven't received a response.

[jlarlee]

I got one, sent him an email and have heard nothing. Either my writing isn't up to par or my going into basic training for 2 months detered him.

Which service? 8 year Air Force veteran here

[st0neface]

I'm going into the Coast Guard, I was gonna post a thread about it tomorrow.

[jlarlee]

good choice. i have some coastie friends and they love it

[x0thedeadzone0x]

I just emailed him, lets see if we get a response sooner or later

[JimmieMac]

I just emailed him, lets see if we get a response sooner or later

You're not saying that you can write reviews are you?

[x0thedeadzone0x]

What makes you justified to argue that statement Jimmiemac? i wasn't specifically talking to you .

[Scrubking]

I just emailed him, lets see if we get a response sooner or later

You're not saying that you can write reviews are you?

That is why he is PMing people that he selects.

[JimmieMac]

What makes you justified to argue that statement Jimmiemac? i wasn't specifically talking to you .

If your writing skills are anything like your posting skills I'd say which ever site you'll be working for will be riding the express train to Dudsville.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Nope they are completely different. I'm writing a mystery story actually and i'm getting positive responses back, have shown to at least 5 people so far. So if you haven't seen my writing skills... then you aren't justified to argue that statement. that's what i was saying.
posting you don't have to be concerned w. grammar or spelling or capitalization.
or at least i think so (grammar forum)

[Scrubking]

Nope they are completely different. I'm writing a mystery story actually and i'm getting positive responses back, have shown to at least 5 people so far. So if you haven't seen my writing skills... then you aren't justified to argue that statement. that's what i was saying.
posting you don't have to be concerned w. grammar or spelling or capitalization.
or at least i think so (grammar forum)

We have seen your writing skills. It is right there ^^

[JSweeney]

Watch out defender! The natives are getting restless!! Hurry up or they might resort to canabalism!!

[SneakyPenguin]

mmmm. soylent burgers.

[defender]

damn restless natives!

I am working today and as soon as I am done doing some pro-bono coding I will get to the PMs and such.even thought I explicitely asked to be EMAILED

[SolinariDotCom]

damn restless natives!

I am working today and as soon as I am done doing some pro-bono coding I will get to the PMs and such.even thought I explicitely asked to be EMAILED

Why complain? You got a 2 for 1 in most cases :-P

[SneakyPenguin]

yea....sorry about pming you, i misread the originl pm. you can ignore that. i did e-mail the exact same thing to you, and fixed the grammer too. i figuered it looked pretty bad being interviewed for a writing job and using the atrotious(sp?) language.

[JSweeney]

What and now you are trying to be a grammar nazi, Sneaky? :)

[SneakyPenguin]

What and now you are trying to be a grammar nazi, Sneaky? :)

ive been the grammar nazi. only im kinda a hipocrite on that level. i cant even spell hipocrite for chrissakes! its jsut a fun persona.

EDIT: way to stealth bump. :lol:

[JSweeney]

What are you talking about?
You're crazy!! :)

[SneakyPenguin]

now would be a time for those stealt bumps.

EDIT: well would you look at that :lol:

[x0thedeadzone0x]

What are you talking about?
You're crazy!! :)

You've just noticed? He's only posted 600 times with the rest of us in off-topic. :twisted:

[JSweeney]

You put in EDIT: but don't actually edit the post?
Jeez. You're like a riddle, wrapped in a puzzle, wrapped in an enema.

:)

I know what I said.

:)

EDIT: See, you put these on when you actually edit a post.

[evilmax17]

You put in EDIT: but don't actually edit the post?
Jeez. You're like a riddle, wrapped in a puzzle, wrapped in an enema.

:)

I know what I said.

:)

EDIT: See, you put these on when you actually edit a post.

Heh, if you EDIT a post within like, 2 minutes of posting it, it doesn't timestamp it.

EDIT: Newb!

[SneakyPenguin]

You put in EDIT: but don't actually edit the post?
Jeez. You're like a riddle, wrapped in a puzzle, wrapped in an enema.

:)

I know what I said.

:)

EDIT: See, you put these on when you actually edit a post.

the wole point it was a joke, seeing as how my original post was a stealth bump. i just didnt feel like editing with the weak "punchline".

EDIT: and this is a real one. i know it timestamps. i just didnt feel like actually waiting until the server let me post again to actually edit.

[JSweeney]

You put in EDIT: but don't actually edit the post?
Jeez. You're like a riddle, wrapped in a puzzle, wrapped in an enema.

:)

I know what I said.

:)

EDIT: See, you put these on when you actually edit a post.

Heh, if you EDIT a post within like, 2 minutes of posting it, it doesn't timestamp it.

EDIT: Newb!

Yeah, but Sneaky has a way of doing that... see his other post?
I called his bluff... the he follow in the devious waddlw-path of the evil penguins. EVIL, I tell you.

[jlarlee]

Pm sent defender sorry about being so slow to get back with you

[SneakyPenguin]

Pm sent defender sorry about being so slow to get back with you

he wanted us to email him, look a few pages back for his addy. and way to bump the thread. :D

[jlarlee]

whats his email i couldnt find it on his profile

[SneakyPenguin]

I forgot to include my email addy

jesse @ NO-SPAM videogamedeals.com

[JSweeney]

This thread just isn't going to die is it?

[SneakyPenguin]

This thread just isn't going to die is it?

it will live on in the hearts of children around the world, until of course, they die of the inevitable heart attack.

[Scrubking]

This thread just isn't going to die is it?

It will die as soon as Defender finally starts having people write for his site... whenever that will be...

[SneakyPenguin]

This thread just isn't going to die is it?

It will die as soon as Defender finally starts having people write for his site... whenever that will be...


maybe....now!

[SneakyPenguin]

actually, now. i just got my e-mail. im so happy.

[jlarlee]

i got no email i must have been fired

[defender]

This thread will NEVER die!

anyways...I have finally gotten off my sorry ass and done it...I have started the setup for the CMS writers.

I am trying to email everyone who applied and giving them either a yes or no.

If you applied but do not hear from me today via email or PM then please go back to the original post and EMAIL ME a new response.

Also when you do get an email from me PLEASE read it as it should contain full instructions.

[jlarlee]

Did you recieve my entry if not what is your email addy again since I may have mistyped it?

[defender]

OK...

I have now finally cleaned out my PM inbox of the 80 messages that was there. I have also answered all my emails that I have concerning this.

Those of you (very few) who followed the instructions I originally gave should now be able to access the CMS site. Please read the instructions that I emailed you.

Many of you are still eligible to be writers for the site but I needed more info. Also many did not bother to find my email address and so they have yet to respod to the original post.

I will do my best to answer those emails quickly and to get this phase over with.

Any questions?

[SneakyPenguin]

okay, i read the email, followed the instructions, and was able to log in as an admin and change my password. but in the e-mail, you said post in the staff forum if you have wuestions, i couldnt find the staff forum anywhere, and when i log onto the actual VGD website, im still a deputy.

anything im doing wrong?

[JSweeney]

Whoo hoo! I'm a failure!!
:)

[defender]

You missed the part in the email where I ask you to join the staff group.

Which I see you have done.

[FaintDeftone]

Email sent. I signed up and everything. I sent you an email before, if you didn't get it (it had all the info you wanted) then I can send it again.