Derek Swinhart

Copywriter, Editorial Lead, Narrative Designer

United States

An accomplished writer with a decade of experience, including expertise in journalism, game design, creative writing, and copywriting, working for significant PC gaming hardware manufacturers and storied publications. Career highlights include over a hundred published pieces and over a dozen PC gaming hardware product launches.

Portfolio

Clips

Game Informer
Under Construction: The Process, Pressure, And Mindset Behind Developing With Early Access

In 2013, Valve launched Early Access on Steam. While other titles had experimented with paid access to a work in progress, such as Minecraft in 2009, Steam's program brought the concept to the mainstream. Avenues such as Indiegogo or Kickstarter allowed for crowdfunded titles, but there was no regulation as these options weren't required to provide backers with playable versions of the games they supported.

Washington Post
01/02/2020
Sweatin' to the load screens: A guide to working out while playing video games

While they can stimulate our brains and, depending on the title, our social acumen, video games aren't exactly the healthiest pastime in that they rarely stimulate our bodies. That can make it difficult to indulge in your passion while also adhering to any New Year's resolution to get in shape.

Game Crate
Wartales Review

Light survival elements and a focus on procedural storytelling make this party-based RPG stand out. A fight with bandits goes south for my party, and one of my crew is killed. They were the first party member to die on our adventure and the most recent to be hired.

Copywriting - Landing Pages and Campaigns

NZXT
H5

Landing page for the H7 Series of cases.

Taglines

Copywriting - Blogs

NZXT
02/08/2022
Introducing the New H1

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NZXT
05/25/2022
Say Hello to the New H7 Lineup!

Build the Extraordinary with NZXT. Upgrade your gaming setup with an NZXT gaming PC. Loaded with the latest components and featuring sleek designs, our computers provide unmatched performance and reliability.

NZXT
06/19/2022
Happy Juneteenth from NZXT

Build the Extraordinary with NZXT. Upgrade your gaming setup with an NZXT gaming PC. Loaded with the latest components and featuring sleek designs, our computers provide unmatched performance and reliability.

Narrative/Game Design

Writing Sample
The Last Star Narrative Sample

A sample from a novella, with two small sections including character introductions, world building, and dialogue.