Why It's Hard to Make Money Writing About Video GamesĪs with most kinds of journalism, games journalism is competitive. If you're starting your own site, you can monetize your traffic with ads, Patreon subscriptions, or similar. If writing for an existing site, you can get paid on a per-article basis as a freelancer.
Fancy yourself a writer? Either join an existing site or launch your own and start writing news, reviews, and interviews for a specific game, genre, or industry.
