{"id":72399,"date":"2026-05-23T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/one-of-the-worst-companies-in-games-media-reveals-new-plan-to-only-pay-writers-per-click\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:43:48","slug":"one-of-the-worst-companies-in-games-media-reveals-new-plan-to-only-pay-writers-per-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/one-of-the-worst-companies-in-games-media-reveals-new-plan-to-only-pay-writers-per-click\/","title":{"rendered":"One Of The Worst Companies In Games Media Reveals New Plan To Only Pay Writers Per Click"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Editors and writers at the Valnet-owned site <i>TheGamer<\/i> will now reportedly not be paid for their work if their articles do not accrue enough views<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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