Dan Amrich

Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living Dan Amrich

It?s your dream job: Playing video games. Writing about them. Getting paid. It will never happen, right? Actually, it can. It?s definitely not easy to get this dream job?it requires a lot of perseverance, plenty of patience, a certain amount of skill, and a fair amount of luck. But with the right combination of elements, this job can be yours. Critical Path: How to Review Videogames for a Living will tell you what you need to know and what you need to do to make a run at this career, for real. This includes how to write compelling reviews, how to pitch yourself as a writer, how to tackle some tricky ethical quandaries, and yes, even how to get free games. Based on Dan Amrich?s own experience as a game journalist for more than 15 years, it?s advice that can serve you for your entire career, from press start to game over.