5 Things That Make Me Hate Being a Freelance Games Critic
5 Things That Make Me Hate Being a Freelance Games Critic Playing and writing about games for money is easily one of the greatest jobs I could possibly imagine. Ive been working as a freelance games journalist for several magazines for more than a half decade now - and I still would, if it paid the bills. But nowadays its mostly news, translations and the occasional bit of ingame text when Im really lucky. I still do the occasional bit of reviewing when I get a good offer, but Im not into it as much as I used to. In fact, if you consider getting into the business - DONT! And thats because... 5. You rarely get to play what you want Imagine sitting on your ass all day playing all the games you could eat in a year! Brand new blockbuster titles and stuff youre dying to play, anyway - work or not. But unless youre one of the select few who can manage to get a job as a full fledged editor, then you can forget about all the really good stuff. As a freelance writer, you get the leftovers and a...