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VG247′s looking for new contributors: apply within

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Hello, internet. Videogaming247 is looking for new contributors. Hit the link to find out more.

Questions you will probably ask… answered!

If I get picked, what will I have to do?

Write news stories for the site.

Will I get paid?

No. This is a start-up website. Go figure.

Will I get paid in the future?

Potentially. If things go well, maybe. If they don’t, you won’t. But then neither will we, so we all lose. Think of this as a “hobby”.

Sounds rubbish. Why do I want to do it?

It’s that defeatist attitude that makes you the nobody you are, soldier. We’ll train you how to write as though you’re not mentally deficient. Your work will be professionally edited and you’ll get feedback. You will learn how to “do” games news. This will make you a better person. You’ll get your byline at the bottom of every piece you get published. You will, by definition, become a “name”. You’ll have something to put on your CV. You may be on the first rung to a career in videogames journalism.

Sounds amazing. Let’s go.

Not so fast, kemosabe. Answer the following questions with complete honesty.

  1. Are you a reasonable, mature person?
  2. Have you ever killed anybody?
  3. Do you have an encyclopedic knowledge of at least a few game genres?
  4. Do you read news?
  5. Do you love news?
  6. Does news literally make your cock hard?
  7. If you have no cock, does news give you erect nipples?
  8. Do you read a lot?
  9. If someone asks you about your favourite authors, can you reply happily or do you start dribbling?
  10. Do you enjoy writing quickly under pressure?
  11. Do you really want to learn how to write better?
  12. Does your desire to write supersede your love of games?
  13. Can you take criticism?
  14. Are you a twat? Honestly, now.

If you replied “no” to questions two and 14, “answer happily” to nine and “yes” to everything else, we’d probably like to hear from you. Send an email to editorial@videogaming247.com. We don’t want your CV, just a short note outlining who you are and why you want to write for the site. String a sentence together better than a four year-old and you may be in with a chance.

To be clear, we don’t care where you live or how old you are, but you must be over 18. We just want you to be a pleasant, competitive, intelligent person that likes reading, writing and playing videogames.

Good luck!

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38 comments

#1

morriss
17/06/08, 10:57 am

Well, I’d answer yes to 14. Go figure

#2

Newbie101
17/06/08, 10:57 am

I think PT should be in charge of 360 news or all things 360.

#3

patlike
17/06/08, 10:59 am

You’re not a twat, Mike. Promise.

#4

Axle
17/06/08, 10:59 am

Competitive AND pleasant? Aren’t they anathemic?

#5

Blerk
17/06/08, 11:03 am

glol!

I suspect I’m probably too negative to do stuff like this. Plus, I killed someone once.

#6

Psychotext
17/06/08, 11:09 am

Newbie is still obsessed with me I see.

Must be the new perfume… I MEAN AFTERSHAVE. Yes… :D

#7

morriss
17/06/08, 11:10 am

Pat’ll edit your negativity out, Blerk. Sometimes anyway. :)

#8

patlike
17/06/08, 11:14 am

My edits are always for the greater good :)

#9

Killerbee
17/06/08, 11:20 am

Blerk would be great for this.

#10

Rhythm
17/06/08, 11:21 am

Hmm, interesting opportunity – VG247′s easily my fave news site and I miss writing….

I may be dropping you guys an email later ;-)

#11

Newbie101
17/06/08, 11:26 am

Another vote here for Blerk _o/.

#12

Blerk
17/06/08, 11:37 am

I wouldn’t be entirely against the idea of writing again if other people were interested (the three people who remember Blerk’s World might be running screaming by this point), but I’m not very good at toeing the PR line. I wouldn’t want to get the site into trouble by spitting bile, and I wouldn’t want Pat to have to edit my stuff to bits before it was publishable. Also, I am supposed to have a proper job, like, so my real name would absolutely have to stay out of the picture.

#13

Psychotext
17/06/08, 11:41 am

Blerk’s “I hate everything” attitude would make for fairly interesting reading. :P

#14

Carlo
17/06/08, 11:47 am

I would, but I don’t own the right consoles for the clique ;)

#15

Psychotext
17/06/08, 11:51 am

There’s only so many news stories you can do on your 18 broken 360s Carlo. :D

#16

El_MUERkO
17/06/08, 11:58 am

i can do journalism … or at least i made it up for a while which is kind of the same thing :D

http://deadpixelsontoast.wordpress.com/author/elmuerko/

so if you ever need someone to make stuff up on slow news days (like news international) then give me a shout!

#17

morriss
17/06/08, 12:04 pm

I thought that at first, Blerk. Seriously. But it’s weird. That edits made were in retrospect necessary. And what’s even weirder is, after being edited all the time, I now give more personal comment than ever before, just in a different way.

#18

yupyup
17/06/08, 12:19 pm

BLERKBLERKBLERK

#19

Rhythm
17/06/08, 12:36 pm

/misses Blerk’s World

#20

morriss
17/06/08, 12:40 pm

All I’ll say is, from experience, and not wishing to elevate myself above anything else, but as a hobby-writer, I’ve learnt more here in the 4-5 months I’ve been here than I have anywhere else.

Copy writing is a whole different ball game.

#21

El_MUERkO
17/06/08, 1:03 pm

you work here?

i just thought you were stalking pat

#22

pjmaybe
17/06/08, 1:07 pm

Pay me in promos and I’m all yours…

#23

El_MUERkO
17/06/08, 1:19 pm

… we’re talking about writing peej, writing, not that other stuff you do.

#24

pjmaybe
17/06/08, 1:24 pm

Cheeky twat! You think I write Frogger 2 reviews for FUN?

#25

Tiger Walts
17/06/08, 1:30 pm

I’d contribute, but only if we can merge in DPOT.

#26

morriss
17/06/08, 1:51 pm

El_M: I’m the one who(m) – can never get that right – has his name at the bottom of the articles. :)

#27

Psychotext
17/06/08, 1:52 pm

blerklol

#28

pjmaybe
17/06/08, 2:10 pm

Tis a shame about DPOT. I reckon the idea had legs. And the odd arm or two. But never thumbs.

#29

patlike
17/06/08, 2:11 pm

“DPOT”?

#30

El_MUERkO
17/06/08, 2:41 pm

dead pixels on toast, peej’s site of false gaming news, unfortunately everyone kinda stopped posting, my bat lady post was the last on the site, which is sad as i feel somehow responsible for it’s death …. of course i am as my writing sucked and my 8bit jebus went totally unappreciated!

#31

Enkeixpress
17/06/08, 3:21 pm

Well, I’ve sent my Application form in.

Thanks.

#32

wz
17/06/08, 5:00 pm

vg247 is the awesome. I just noticed.

I’d still like to know who is posting news for all items. Leaves a more profound impression. And sometimes the ironic comments should, well, go to “Comments” rather than the article.

I really like your site, visit it daily, and hope you find a few more writers that keep the same style.

#33

Michael
17/06/08, 5:05 pm

I threw over an email.

Should be interesting to see how this turns out.

#34

morriss
17/06/08, 6:14 pm

wz: patlike posts all of them apart from the ones that actually have a ‘by XXXXXX’ at the end of them. :)

#35

Hunam
17/06/08, 9:35 pm

Sounds interesting, however I shan’t apply as I just got a monkey job in the industry and if my name started appearing in print on a website that doesn’t shy away from news leaks and rumours I’d probs get fired very quickly.

Good luck with it though, I enjoy your exhausting news coverage.

#36

Evo
17/06/08, 9:42 pm

Me, I threw in my hat as the expression goes.

#37

nousemerk
18/06/08, 12:13 am

I sent somewhat of an app in…

#38

kasai
18/06/08, 10:16 pm

I would love to apply to this but my grammar and English is half assed most of the time.

I love the site though and I’m sure whoever does get the job in the end will be very happy.

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