Oh boy! Some Personal News! Starting next week, I'm going to be the new EIC of
@Kotaku
. It's such a huge privilege to join this team and I am SO excited for all the weird, wonderful stuff we'll get to do together.
JOB ALERT: we're looking for a part-time gaming writer to help us out with news and guides about 20 hours a week! immediate opening, and would love to hear from
@WritersofColor
and my fellow lady gamers! hit me up - jen
@inverse
.com
Oh hey: I've been promoted to Gaming Editor
@inversedotcom
! The squad has big plans for 2021, and I'm thrilled for what's ahead. Wanna come along for the ride? Pitch me your freelance story ideas! jen
@inverse
.com
Had a fascinating conversation with
@Naughty_Dog
's Emilia Schatz and Matthew Gallant about the studio's investment in accessibility — and an industry-wide shift toward more intentional, approachable design.
This feels VERY weird to say, but after 4 years, I'm going to be leaving Inverse later this month. Not sharing what's next just yet, but I could not be more excited 😍
ahoy gaming freelancers -- i'm looking for ambitious features and interviews outside the typical press cycle, ongoing column ideas, and spicy takes on the biggest conversations in the space. send me your pitches -- and don't forget the clips! jen
@inverse
.com
G/O writers are ranked on a "scorecard," which is partially based on traffic. Directing them to pivot to guides without infrastructure changes to the site would leave them vulnerable to firing 'for cause' -- ie no severance per their union contract
The "two-week test" was the homepage redesign, which happened after hours on a Monday night without my input and despite my protest.
When pressed for details, management mandated I "invert" the edit strategy and do 50 guides and only 10-15 news stories each week.
Love is in the air! I'm looking for pitches for a spring special issue called Love Games, focusing on the most memorable romances, thirst traps, unsinkable ships, and sexy mods in video games. Email me at jen
@inverse
.com with "Love Games Pitch" in the subject line.
The gaming team
@inversedotcom
keeps on growing! We're looking for an experienced PT news writer to jump on the week's essential stories -- everything from official reveals to too-good-to-be-true leaks. (You can also do occasional features and reviews!)
Just in time for fall, Inverse is hiring a part-time gaming trends writer! If you've got a passion for games and some solid clips under your belt, please consider joining our merry band of sickos
Ok, this is why editors are important. It's fair play for a writer to describe this *in a transition* as redefining games going forward, without putting it in quotes. But what Druckmann's saying here is more nuanced. You can condense this without changing the intent.
In editing my rambling answers in my recent interview with SONY, some of my words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost. Well, here's the full long rambling answer for the final question about our future game...
call for freelance pitches: seeking a whoa-inducing take on how the matrix video games play into the lore of the series (other than the "morpheus is dead" stuff). hit me up at jen
@inverse
.com
Had a fascinating conversation with
@MissFire4
of
@SonySantaMonica
earlier this week about the dramatically expanded accessibility features in God of War Ragnarok. Very cool to see studios working together to innovate in this space!
Holy $#&% you guys! The end of this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII, and I'm looking for weird, unexpected pitches about this timeless game. email me - jen
@inverse
.com - with "FF7 Pitch" in the subject line
Big news! I'm joining the editorial team at
@inversedotcom
, where I'll be covering TV, games, movies... basically, all my favorite stuff! 😍 Hit me up with NYCC pitches or just say hi: jen.glennon
@bustle
.com
With RE4 putting up phenomenal scores today, it's safe to say we're in a video game remake renaissance. And honestly, you love to see it.
I spoke with senior devs at Naughty Dog, Square Enix, RGG Studio and Capcom about the trend we can't get enough of:
New: Roblox’s predator problem. This 8-mo investigation with
@livcarville
exposes how predators find & groom children over Roblox. Police and child safety experts say it’s time for accountability & change. So do some Roblox employees Bloomberg interviewed
I'm proud to be part of the
@bdgunion
, and I'm looking forward to a strong contract!
It's important to me to create an inclusive and transparent workplace with clear benchmarks for upward mobility.
Super excited for
@inversedotcom
to be part of
@thegameawards
voting jury this year! I take pride in knowing we did our part by voting for Balan Wonderworld five times in every category
Trouble keeping your opinions to yourself? We're hiring an experienced part-time games journalist with a Strong Point Of View to write about the most important conversations happening in the space
@inversedotcom
! $28 an hour, up to 28 hours a week
@MAURICELAMARCHE
good lord, this is a massive oversight on my part. i sincerely apologize and wish to extend my thanks for the many, many belly laughs your work has given me over the years. have updated the article accordingly, thanks for the heads up.
Get ready for a new
@IndieWorldNA
Showcase arriving Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT!
Tune in for a livestream featuring roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie games headed to
#NintendoSwitch
.
Watch it live here:
🚨🗣️ is looking for an interim associate Gaming editor starting in mid-January when our current editor goes on paternity leave. This is a freelance gig. If you're interested you can reach me at jacob
@inverse
.com🚨
Horizon: Call of the Mountain knocked my socks off and kept me hooked for hours on end. I was not expecting to be so impressed, but it's just delightful!
If you read one thing today, it should be this fantastic piece on how accessibility initiatives have completely transformed video games in the last 10 years by
@cmgroux
Inverse is also looking for a
#GenshinImpact
superfan to write 2 stories a week on an ongoing basis -- deep-dive guides for limited-time events, new banners, story quests, and the biggest conversations happening in the community. Send pitches /clips to jen
@inverse
.com
🗣️ All we want for the holidays is a fair contract! Support the BDG Union by sending a letter to CEO Bryan Goldberg urging him to commit to fair wage and salary minimums in line with accepted union industry standards.
#BDGFairWagesNow
@WGAEast
so
#AQuietPlacePartII
made me really want to play the last of us 2, and also feel very self-conscious about my loud chewing noises. baby not as cute as baby yoda
@washingtonpost
"Turner risks a second conviction by asking for another trial, which, if granted by California’s Sixth District Court of Appeal, would be presided over by another judge."
Am I correct in interpreting this as another judge possibly giving a harsher sentence? Here's hoping.
Oh hey, it's
@inversedotcom
's Year in Games 2021!
This week-long feature series celebrates the gaming highlights of 2021, and what we're most looking forward to in the year ahead.