i say this every time they open for pitches but: you should pitch to uppercut! ty is a close friend and a fantastic editor who helped me write a couple pieces for UC that i'm really proud of even though i don't really consider myself a Games Writer
You have one week to get those Pride month pitches cooking. While you're at it, check out our newly revamped Write for Us page. Pitches will open on Monday, April 27.
uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/
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I highly recommend anyone who thinks they might possibly interested to apply for my job at IGN. It is a fantastic (UNION!!!!!) job working with the absolute best people. I have loved it with all my heart. You will too.
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HOLY SHIT LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO
Meat is back on the menu
More details to come, BUT Uppercut is coming back, for real this time, NOT CLICKBAIT.
Get your Pride Month pitches ready.
If you're looking to help us out, I should have dropped our PayPal because the site is in the process of being moved so it's down!
You can donate below <3
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If you missed my crashout yesterday, out hosting service (who is also our dev) defrauded us by having invoices auto paid for work never rendered.
We pushed back & they terminated us. Now, we are moving! But it will take time and money to do so. We got a plan! But anything helps make it easier.
If you are able to help support our site migration that would be amazing! I am very bad at asking for help but right now, @butwhytho.net needs it.
We have to get set up on a new host, work with a dev, and our old host still has not refunded us the $3k they took.
Anything helps!
A lil late on this one, but I published my review of illWill on @vgutv.bsky.social the other day! Trying to put more written content on the site more regularly, and so look forward to more reviews of older games. And this one is a real gem, one of the best boomer shooters out. Hope y'all enjoy!
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I’ll never shy away from explaining how awesome @uppercut.bsky.social is.
We need more like them.
What do you want from critical writing about games? What's missing from what's currently out there?
Rune Factory 4 Special cover
Perhaps not traditionally festive, but check out how women gave players the gift of more Rune Factory:
uppercutcrit.com/how-women-sa...
Slay the Princess screenshot in first person perspective of the player character reaching out a clawed hand to the Princess who says "Maybe I'll see you in another life."
"I’ve only talked about the violence so far, and while it’s core to Slay the Princess’ story. It’s simply an expression of its truest theme: love.
And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
uppercutcrit.com/slay-the-pri...
For the evening crowd, I wrote about the lack of queer identity in Metaphor and how that undercuts the message it’s trying to impart on the player. Even if they’ve been mid to terrible at representation lately, that element is a big part of what makes ATLUS’ biggest games so beloved.
"ATLUS’ flagship games live in the queer milieu and that’s why it’s so strange and disappointing that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t engage with these themes whatsoever"
uppercutcrit.com/metaphor-ref...
Alright, enough time has passed and now the real Metaphor: ReFantazio discourse can begin!
Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.
Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!
The deadline for pitches is today at 7pm PST!
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
In honor of @uppercut.bsky.social being back on the scene, sharing a piece I wrote for them a couple years back about Beacon Pines, a game I don’t think gets talked about enough.
uppercutcrit.com/how-the-meta...
a piece i wrote for uppercut got me quoted in the bbc. also ty rules as an editor, go pitch your shit
Uppercut let me write a weird manifesto about my beef with MMOs through the lens of an EXTREMELY niche game so all this to say you should absolutely send Ty your pitches uppercutcrit.com/the-one-who-...
Never dead, just resting!
oh SHIT, the king is back
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT. Ty is a dream to work with and I can’t express how much Uppercut as an institution means to me. Before I started GameSpot, I was its managing editor and my work with Ty, K, Monti, Andrew, and all our pals is foundational to who I am now. Please pitch!! 🏳️🌈✨💕
One of my favorite pieces ive evwr written was for Uppercut Crit, on long distance relationships and finding joy in the moments you can. Fantastic outlet that you should pitch your weird little ideas to: uppercutcrit.com/long-distanc...
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We’ll be taking 2 pitches to publish this month. Here are the submission guidelines as well!: uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/
Please get ideas in by Friday, June 6 at 7pm PST!!!