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I just reviewed Tony Hawk RIDE (Shameless plug in 3, 2, 1... http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/2009/12/tony-hawk-ride/ ).
I just sent the review to the PR person, apologised but explained that it was an appropriate score.
It was a little awkward, but…
I pretty much agree with the other sentiments here - leave the I and me to your blog. unless your writing style its very personal and anecdotal.
Go to GAME (or your national equivalent) and pick up some random preowned PS2 game that you've never ever heard of. It'll set you back a few quid, but you have no expectations or nostalgia to affect your creativity.
The usual advice
Start a blog
Write every day
Play as much as possible
Develop a voice
What was helpful to me when I was starting out was find people working on independent projects and interview them. Give the games from smaller studios that you are passionate about some love; they're grateful for the publicity and will speak with yo…
Sorry Roderick, but I only have skills - I'm still working on the "z".
I'm pretty proud of an article I wrote for Resolution, called No Funny Business. The site's editor gave me some nice comments and Kieron Gillen picked it up for a RPS post straight away.
http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/no-funny-business/
No, most don't want the article already done. You might not have their house style down, or they might want to alter your idea slightly.
Just pitch it. Dear Editor, I am interested in writing an article about X, and would intend to interview Y and…
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- At 8:46pm on May 24, 2009,
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- At 9:19pm on April 2, 2009,
Celeste O'Neill said… - 'Tis a small world indeed...
Cheers, Mark :)
- At 9:49pm on March 28, 2009,
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- At 11:01pm on March 26, 2009,
Celeste O'Neill said…
- Hey, man, you live just around the corner from me! That just goes to show how far game journalism has come; nothing good ever normally breeds from Bucks.
Um, that was it really.
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