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You will need to own at least one current game system, and have at least one niche field (ie. rhythm games, JRPGs) you know like the back of your hand, and can confidently convey your savvy opinions of.

Quick news posts are great, but you will also need to be able to create quality feature-length articles that get noticed by the rest of the web.

Pay is entirely performance based - you will earn 50% of the advertising revenue your words generate, with no limits.

Applications to editor [ at ] thegamergene [ dot ] com - tell us about your gaming and writing background and provide examples of your work.

According to the Blog Readability Test, The Gamer Gene ranks alongside Level Up and Ars Technica as a gaming blog you’ll need more than just a paltry degree to wrap your head around.

Here’s the rest, courtesy of Susan Arendt from Game | Life:

• Kotaku: Junior High
• Destructoid: Junior High
• PlayStation.blog: Junior High
• GayGamer: Junior High
• MTV Multiplayer: Junior High
• Game|Life: High School
• Slashdot: High School
• Joystiq: College
• GamePolitics: College
• Level Up: Genius
• Ars Technica: Genius

The Blog Readability Test via Mental Floss via Game | Life via GamePolitics.com