Your Words Create Change at Obernaft
Gaming changed the world — now your words can, too. Welcome to Obernaft, a bold space for storytellers, analysts, and passionate players to shape the narrative at the heart of the gaming universe. Founded by Tyvian Velthorne, Obernaft was born not just to discuss games, but to elevate them — to build bridges between thought, competition, creativity, and virtual motion. From our HQ at 2300 Diane Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, we operate from 9 AM to 5 PM, but our fire burns far outside the walls. And now, we invite you to contribute your voice to something greater.
Whether you’re breaking down pathing logic in multiplayer maps, exploring how esports are reconquering arenas, or asking who really optimizes their controller layout before a tournament — this is your platform. When you write for Obernaft, you’re not writing in the margins of gaming. You’re redefining what goes in the guidebook.
The Pulse of Obernaft
Obernaft exists to dissect, discover, and disseminate. We’re not just reacting to buzzy headlines. We’re engaging with foundational design. We’re listening to players. We’re scanning the code behind the spectacle. Our roots are set in five definitive pillars:
- Game Industry Buzz: Analysis and commentary beyond the press release — what do trends say about the future of immersive play?
- Core Gameplay Fundamentals: Teaching, refining, and interrogating the nuts and bolts of game mechanics across genres.
- Esports Dynamics: The rise of teams, strategies, and the meta that drives the global stage.
- Multiplayer Mechanisms: From net code to community building — how we play together speaks volumes.
- Controller Optimization: Control is connection, and we’re here to explore every remap, joystick, and trigger calibration available.
Understanding games isn’t surface-level. It’s muscle memory. It’s language. It’s tension and tempo. And you belong in this dialogue.
Why Write for Us?
At Obernaft, your words won’t sit dormant in a comment section. Here, they move — they drive conversation. They push boundaries. We believe gaming culture needs smart voices. It needs story. It needs writers who understand the pulse behind the patch updates and the emotional recursion embedded in each player’s experience.
- Visibility: Reach an audience hungry for meaningful, informed content on gaming’s future and technical present.
- Editorial Guidance: You won’t write alone. Our team fosters talent, gently shaping your content without compromising your voice.
- Creative Freedom: Whether you want to pitch a case study on controller ergonomics or rewrite the understanding of competitive balance, we welcome deep dives and oddball angles alike.
- Community: Join a choir of developers, competitors, critics, modders, and visionaries. At Obernaft, your passion isn’t just welcomed — it’s essential.
This is more than a contributor program. It’s an incubator for the thinking player. One that celebrates both critique and creation.
What We’re Looking For
Gaming doesn’t need repetition — it needs revelation. So we’re seeking writers who bring insight, curiosity, and a sense of craft. Whether through essays, tutorials, investigative features, reviews, or editorials, bring us content that becomes bookmark-worthy.
Your submission should reflect at least one of our pillars and demonstrate your unique lens. We want work that acknowledges not only how games function, but why they impact, what they imply, and who’s excluded from the big stage.
- Are you exploring how accessibility settings shape competitive play?
- Do you have insights into online toxicity and team psychology?
- Have a take on how vibration feedback affects PvP immersion?
- Want to challenge the industry’s obsession with ultra-fidelity?
Whatever your frame, show us your expertise and your human voice. Make it memorable. Make it yours.
Submission Guidelines
Ready to bring your ideas to life with us? Here’s how to get started:
- Pitch or Draft: You can submit a polished article or pitch a concept. We review pitches within 5–7 business days.
- Length: Between 900 and 2,000 words is ideal, but we value idea over word count.
- Format: Submit articles in .docx or .Google Docs format. For pitches, a brief outline with a few samples of your previous work is helpful.
- Topics: Align your subject with one of our core themes. This ensures a focused fit with our audience.
Send your submission to us at [email protected] or simply email us with “Article Submission” in the subject line.
You can also visit our Your Words Create Change page to learn more about ongoing opportunities.
Audience Matters Here
Your readers at Obernaft aren’t skimmers; they’re thinkers — game designers looking for nuance, esports coaches seeking trend patterns, community managers deciphering player behavior. They don’t want recycled headlines; they want commentary that lingers, that sparks debate on Discord, that makes them re-download a game after shelving it.
Your words are a dual-engine: part critique, part catalyst. One post can change how someone plays — or how a studio designs. That’s the strength of writing in our space.
You Belong Here
Obernaft doesn’t care if you’re a veteran writer or someone sharing their thoughts for the first time — compelling thinking makes compelling writing. We are invested in cultivating voices that know games are more than pixels — they’re pathways to innovation, interaction, and often, inclusion.
Have a voice nobody else seems to echo? Then it’s exactly what we’re looking for. This is a publication built not by echo chambers, but by evolution. And evolution demands new language — the kind you may be writing right now, in a Google Doc, unsure if it’s “good enough.”
It is.
Begin Living on the Page
We believe that when a community makes room for intelligent and impassioned voices, the industry follows. So join Obernaft — bring your perspective, your analysis, your fire. Because here, your words aren’t just content. They’re catalysts.
Pitch or submit today at [email protected]. You can also read more about this call to action at Your Words Create Change.
Let’s rewrite the rulebook together.