If you’re passionate about video games, I’m sure you’ve considered making video games a career option. The video game industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds even as the economy continues to bottom out. As games continue to become more and more complex, the need for additional employees to develop them is gaining momentum.

If your curiosity has got the better of you and you have been surfing the web on this subject, I am sure that you have come across the following presentation page. “The player sits in his apartment playing Halo all day while getting paid over $100 an hour!” I’m pretty sure you have enough common sense to realize that getting hired as a video game tester is going to be a little more difficult than that.

There are two different terms that appear in this category. They are beta testing and game testing. Beta testing usually means getting a copy of an unfinished title to test at home for bugs and bugs in the game. Most beta testers are trying out games for free just so they can try out a cool new title for the first time. Being hired as a video game tester is really testing games as part of a team to improve gameplay. Game companies hire testers in a wide range of circumstances depending on the situation.

Some testers are hired as part-time or full-time employees. Other times, testers will be hired temporarily on a contract basis. Often when applicants start looking for test jobs, they think their love of gaming is all they need to land a test job. Having a love for games won’t hurt your chances, but you will need some basic skills to increase your chances of landing a tester position. You will need good writing and grammar skills. You will write detailed reports on bugs you discover while testing games.

A game tester must be able to write complete sentences. A game tester must also be able to understand and correctly use proper punctuation and capitalization. You cannot become a tester in a game company where everyone speaks English if you cannot communicate properly in written English. A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel will be helpful.