Game Tester Error Report

Empire Total War Game Tester One of the most important aspects of working as a video game tester is writing up your game tester error reports. These reports are what you actually turn in to the game company, and they are your only real form of communicating your ideas and thoughts to the developers. This means you've got to turn in very well written and detailed error reports.

Before You Write Your Report

Generally, you'll write up your final error report after you've finished testing the game. Before you write this report, though, you'll have to play the game. While playing, you need to take detailed notes, especially on any errors you come across. Write down everything you were doing when you saw the error. You'll rely on these notes later, so be certain you write down Read more »

How to Write a Gaming History for Games Tester Job?

Gaming History for Testers When preparing to submit your application to work as a video game tester, one of the things you may need to write is your gaming history. This is a unique document that only those who want to work in the video game industry need. It's different from a resume or list of skills, and very few career counselors or experts will be able to tell you what you need to do for a gaming history.

Make a List

The first thing to do when preparing your gaming history is to make a list of all the games you've ever played. If you've been an avid gamer for years, this may take up several pages. That's OK. You may not Read more »

Being a Video Game Tester for Multiple Companies

Game Tester Multiple Companies Working as a video game tester doesn't always mean making a lot of money. There's also often only a small amount of game testing work available from one company at any one time. Because of this, many game testers work for various game developers and companies. This means they have more games to test and will make more money.

How to Get Jobs with Multiple Companies

Getting jobs with multiple video game companies is just as easy (or as difficult) as getting a job with one. You simply send in your resume, apply in response to calls for testers, or go through various temp agencies that place testers with game companies. Read more »

Companies Looking for Game Testers

Companies Looking Game Testers If you want to find a job as a video game tester, you may have a difficult time of it if you simply apply with every company out there. This is because many video game manufacturers, programmers, and publishers aren't looking for game testers all year round.

Many have a staff or call list of game testers that they've trained and worked with before, and these people are the ones who get called first when the company needs game testers. Getting your name on this list can be difficult, but it's not impossible. The best way to break into the game testing industry is to get in contact with companies looking for game testers. But how do you do that?

Keep an Eye on the Release Schedule

Many companies put out tentative release schedules Read more »

How to Get a Job at Konami?

Konami Game Tester Job Do you want to work at an amazing video game company that is responsible for some of the biggest video games in gaming history? If so, then you might want to work for Konami. Getting a job with Konami can be fairly difficult, of course, but if you know a few facts about the company, you can jump ahead of the competition.

Konami's Location

If you want to get a job with Konami, you're going to have to give in and move to California. The company has two major locations there: one in Los Angeles and one in Redwood City. The Redwood City location serves as the headquarters for the company's North American sales, operations, Read more »

How to Work for a Gaming Company?

Video Game Tester Company Do you want to work for a game company? If so, you may wonder how to go about getting into the industry, especially at a time when many companies are not hiring new employees or are downsizing departments. How do you get to work for a gaming company? Well, it depends on several factors.

What Kind of Job Do You Want?

Video game companies hire a wide variety of professionals. Getting a job with one depends on what type of career you want. Video game companies don't just hire computer programmers and graphic designers. They also need writers, translators, marketing professionals, legal representatives, and more. However, not every video game company has these positions. Read more »

Freelance Video Game Tester

Freelance Game Testers Being a freelance video game tester is a great way of making some extra money. You get the benefit of working from home, working your own hours, and making money playing video games. However, there are some downsides to the job, too. Getting a job as a freelance game tester is also not as easy as you'd think.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages
» Work from home
» Work your own hours
» Take on as much or as little work as you'd like
» Do other tasks while testing games, such as Read more »

Video Game Testing Under Age 18

Video Game Testing Community The video game testing world is one of the most competitive industries out there, and if you're under the age of 18, it may seem impossible to get a job testing games. This is because many companies simply do not want to deal with the legalities surrounding employees under 18.

They can't work as many hours in a day, and many of the contracts and such have to be signed by parents. However, many great gamers are under 18, so how can both these young players and video game companies benefit from their experience?

Do Unpaid Beta Tests

One of the best ways for young gamers to Read more »

What is the Meaning of Game Tester?

Game Tester You hear about people wanting to be video game testers all the time, but what exactly is meant by that? What does a video game tester actually do? That's a very good question, and if you don't know exactly what a game tester does, you may not want to start applying to become one. You always want to know what you're getting in to before you apply for a job, after all.

The Game Tester Job Description

Being a game tester means more than just playing video games all day. In fact, it's actually a good amount of work. To be a good game tester, you've got to be very detail-oriented. You've got to be able to take notes on everything in Read more »

Become a Game Tester at EA Games

EA Game Tester There are many different video game companies out there that need game testers. If you're interested in a career as a video game tester, it's a good idea to start with these companies. One of them is EA Games. EA Games is one of the largest game companies in the US and is perhaps the top sports game company. While EA Games does need a good number of testers, these positions are highly competitive. So what does it take to get a job with EA Games as a video game tester?

EA Games was founded in 1982. EA, or Electric Arts, originally created computer games, but by the late 80s, they had moved on to creating games for consoles. What began as one small game company has today spread into a number of labels. Read more »

Video Game Companies Looking for Testers

Crytek Game Tester Are you looking to enter into the world of video game testing? If so, then you want to look for companies that are actively looking for testers. However, often these companies don't exactly advertise for video game testers — they have a group of testers on hand already. Breaking into the industry can be difficult, but once you're in, you will find that it's fairly easy to get video game testing work from other companies. But how do you break in to this highly competitive industry?

Finding video game companies that are looking for testers Read more »

What Qualifications Do I Need for Game Tester?

Game Tester Qualifications Figuring out what qualifications you need to be a video game tester can be somewhat difficult. Often, video game companies don't actually post job openings for testers, so it can be hard to find a list of qualification or skills that they're looking for. However, all video game testing jobs have some qualifications in common. If you're looking to become a game tester, here are some skills and experiences you need to have on your resume.

The first qualification that is a must-have is, of course, a desire to play video games. If you don't like gaming or are only a casual gamer, you may not really enjoy being a game tester. If you are Read more »

Video Game Tester Job Contacts

Game Tester Job Contacts One of the key things in any industry is to establish contacts. These industry contacts can keep you informed of shake-ups and new developments, tip you off to new job openings, and generally help you get ahead in your chosen industry. This is especially true in the video game tester world. In this industry, who you know is often the key to finding out about new game testing opportunities and beating out other game testers for jobs.

You may think that the most important people you need to know are the game programmers and developers. Knowing them can be very important in hearing about new games that are in development. If one of your programmer contacts can tell you Read more »

Konami Game Tester

Konami Logo Becoming a video game tester is easier said than done. There are many people out there who would love to do the same job. If you know a specific company you want to test games for, you may have a slight advantage over the competition. This is because you can specifically target the various ways that company hires game testers. One company you may want to test games for is Konami.

Being a Konami game tester puts you right in the middle of many action games. Konami has been around in Japan since 1969, although they were actually Read more »

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