Join the Team
KonNetwork is an independent gaming publication built around the games and subjects we genuinely care about. We cover everything from detailed reviews, game analysis to development history, niche series and games that might slip through the cracks.
Right now, most of that work comes from one person. I’d like KonNetwork to eventually include more voices, especially from people who know their favorite games, generes, or platforms inside and out.
Who We’re Looking For
You don’t need to be a professional games journalist.
What matters more is that you know what you’re talking about, can communicate that clearly and care about getting things right.
There are a few areas where additional contributers would be useful.
Games and Genre Specialists
Know survival horror inside out? Spent too much time playing RPGs, RTSes, or Tactical RPGs? Have years of Sega knowledge floating around in your head? Deep into Sunborn’s games?
That kind of experience is valuable here.
We’re interested in writers who can bring their genuine familiarity to the game they cover rather than approaching every assignment from stretch. I want it to be fun for you, not another day job.
Technical and Performance Coverage
KonNetwork also spends a lot of time looking at how games actually run.
If you’re comfortable testing games on Windows, Linux, Steam Deck or other PC hardware and can explain performance problems without turning an article into a wall of benchmarks, we’d be interested in hearing from you.
Games Research and History
Not everything we publish is requied to be a review or a guide.
We’re also interested in people that enjoy digging into development history, production credits, overlooked developers and artists, older games, and the stories behind how that group effort created it.
What You’ll Need
For coverage based on direct experience you’ll need reliable access to at least one gaming plaform:
- PC running Windows or Linux, including Proton-based setups
- Steam Deck or a similar handheld PC
- PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Pro
- Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S
- Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2
You don’t need to own everything on this list. Nobody does.
How We Work
Accuracy matters more to us than being first.
If you’re reviewing a game, we expect you to actually play it and be clear about how much you’ve played. If you’re reporting something from another source, that source needs to be properly credited. First hand experience should be able to be identified from informaiton that came somewhere else.
Reviews use KonNetwork’s B.E.I.V.T. framework as an editorial foundation, but we don’t expect every writer to sound the same or structure every review identically. It’s more of a foundation to keep you honest and easier to section out the finished article.
All contributions are edited before publication, and we’ll work with you rather than simply rewriting your work into a house voice.
Read our Editorial Methodology
A Note About Compensation
Contributor positions are currently unpaid and voluntary.
We want to be upfront about that before anyone spends time applying. KonNetwork is an independent publication, and we’d rather state the situation plainly than make vague promises about “exposure” or future opportunities.
KonNetwork is a passion project. We don’t run the site primarily to make money; we do it out of a love for games and because we believe useful, independent information should be available to the people who play them. Affiliate commissions and optional reader support help offset the costs of running the site, but they don’t determine what we cover.
Interested?
We prefer a conversation over a formal application process.
Email contact@thekonnetwork.com and tell us a little about yourself, including:
- The games, genres, series, or platforms you know particularly well
- Any writing, research, technical, or other relevant experience
- A writing sample, if you have one
You don’t need a journalism résumé. If you’ve written something that shows how you think about games, we’d like to see it.
If you’d rather use our contact form, you can reach us through the Contact page.
Every message is read personally. If it seems like KonNetwork might be a good fit for what you want to cover, we’ll get in touch and talk about it.