7. Game journalist

Hey, you heard the latest news about League of Legends? They’re nerfing your favorite character! Read that Fallout 4 review? Everyone’s raving about how awesome it is!

Without video game news, you’ll never know what’s happening in the video game industry. Without video game reviews, you could end up wasting precious, hard-earned money on terrible games. So we should all thank video game journalists for disseminating information about your favorite entertainment medium. Without them, we’d all be groping around in the dark!

The responsibilities of video game journalists are manifold. They attend and cover special events, such as BlizzCon, the Tokyo Game Show, E3, and eSports events. They bring you the latest facts about video games, video game developers, and the video game industry as a whole. They review popular and obscure titles, and sometimes share their opinions about a variety of game-related issues. They interview important personalities in the industry, such as game directors, voice actors, and writers.

Some like to freelance and become bloggers or video bloggers. This is the more difficult approach, as you’ll have to work a little harder to get noticed. You’ll have to be aggressive in your self-promotion. You’ll have to be active in social media. If you’re lucky, you’ll accrue a readership/viewership, and get the attention of important people in the industry, such as game website editors and even the game studios themselves, who will then offer to use your work. Or companies will pay you to advertise their products on your page. Simply put, the larger your following, the better your opportunities.

It’s one of those video game careers that are increasingly becoming more competitive. So, as video games become more popular, expect the demand for video game journalists to rise.