The Editorial Desk

Your own newsroom, without the headcount.

A dedicated editorial team for publishers, studios and platforms. News, guides and features, written, edited and published on your schedule.

Pad & Pixel is led by Brian Crecente, founder of Kotaku, co-founder of Polygon and former editorial director at Rolling Stone and Variety.

Every desk is backed by a bench of veteran games writers and copy editors.

We’ve run the editorial desk for a major PC storefront for five years.

The Editorial Desk

A desk editor is your single point of contact, handling assignments, the editorial calendar and client communication. Every story is copy-edited, fact-checked, and delivered publish-ready with headline, SEO and art. Breaking news, rush turnaround and developer interviews are included, and you get a monthly performance report.

From $15,000/month

Custom desks

Built around your release slate, from a few stories a week to a full daily news operation. Scaled up for launches, scaled down between them.

Add-ons

CMS entry and publishing, editorial-driven social, newsletters, localization hand-off, and surge coverage around launches and shows, remote or on the floor.

100+ Experienced games journalists and editors
20+ Years covering games
15 Years running websites
5 Years running a storefront desk

How it works

  1. 01 Kickoff
  2. 02 Style guide and 90-day calendar
  3. 03 First stories within two weeks
  4. 04 Monthly report and review

Ask for the full rate card, or let’s talk about your slate.