Column Shenanigans, Call For Crazies!
Well, I finally got around to rearranging the GameSetWatch columns on the sidebar, since quite a few of them have either gone or hiatus, come to an end, or started up again - but all for good, fuzzy, not litigation-related reasons!
For example, Mathew Kumar has stopped wandering around Second Life, for his own sanity of mind - though he may do another column for us sometime. In addition, RedWolf finished up his game ads column, and DannyC has basically put Bastards Of 32-Bit on hiatus while he does a little more work for us on Gamasutra.
We've phased in a few new neat columns, though - including Matt Hawkins' excellent 'Cinema Pixeldiso', on video game-related movies, and Andrew Smale has started 'Keyboard Bashing' to look at classic PC games, which is neeto. In addition, Jason McMaster's 'The Gentleman Nerd' boardgaming column continues apace, as does John Harris' @Play Rogue-like column, and I think we have at least one other column starting soon to run alongside our other regulars (teh Weasel, teh Zenke, teh boys!)
Anyhow, if you'd like to take a hack at writing a GameSetWatch column, then just contact us - we'd like columns on the subject of pretty much anything (even the stuff people just stopped doing!) Also, anyone who's a cartoonist and writes about funny game stuff should also pop their head up, since the lovely Persona is unfortunately stopping doing his thing with us next week, AW. We miss him already.
Cosmic remuneration for any column will be in the form of loving glances and occasional hand holding, because as I've mentioned before, this is more editor blog than commercial enterprise, thanks to our lack of OMG360 posts and resultant mounds of cash. But hey, it's fun, right?
Comments
Guys: It's the mostest fun you have. Do it. Simon is also the nicest bloke you could want for a boss, and you can imagine every email being spoken in a soft Yorkshire accent, with just a hint of posh and slight disdain for Wales (mainly the weather, not the people, but a little of the people as well.)
Posted by: Ryan in exile | October 12, 2006 4:10 PM
Actually, my grandparents used to live in Yorkshire, but I have a really 'Queen's English' accent, sorry. Still, we can all dream!
Posted by: simonc | October 12, 2006 4:12 PM
most of the columns are shit anyway. these guys are just two-bit hacks who can't keep a job, so writing a weekly column might be too much for them.
get some people who are really committed. still, i like GSW much more without those bums waxing their tiny egos and wasting space with their rants. :)
Posted by: anonymous | October 13, 2006 12:22 AM
No one wants to see any column I would do, as it would probably involve some of the worst N64 games made. To protect future generations from the horror of most of them I choose to remain silent.
Posted by: d | October 13, 2006 1:25 AM
Hey, I'm mostly Whelch (did I spell that right?).
Does this mean Simon disdains me.
Posted by: Shapermc | October 13, 2006 9:32 AM
Not that I was particularly inclined anyway, but I'm certainly not going to write a column for a man who disdains, however slightly, my Welsh heritage.
Posted by: mister slim | October 14, 2006 2:39 AM
Hey, I have some Welsh friends! No, really, I do.
But anyway, I think Ryan was just joking around a bit when he mentioned that.. I'm sure Simon is quite tolerant of everyone...right?
Oh, and sorry for writing a shitty column, anonymous. Next time I'll try to do worse. GameSetPoop, anyone? Sounds delicious.
Posted by: RedWolf | October 14, 2006 8:34 AM