Become A Video Game Tester

Do you enjoy the virtual world more than the real one? Are you interested in exploring the world through games? Games stimulate your brain and your soul. It tweaks your brain to function faster and helps unlock your imagination.

Published by Eidos Interactive and developed by Rocksteady Studios Batman Arkham Asylum is slated for release on August 25, 2009. The game will be released for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC.

I know it’s different, I mean it’s not testing a game on a console.  BUT wireless game testing is all the rage these days.  You basically just get to play games on cell phones and document bugs just like you would on a console or a PC.

Seeing the never ending popularity of games, scientists have started research on the positive effects of playing games and say that games are very useful and can be used for healthcare. They provide a healthy outlet for antagonistic tendencies. Playing games not only refreshes one’s mind but also helps in making the mind sharp. It helps one in fulfilling the set goal. Games inspire children to a great extent. Moreover by playing games children are equipped with better reflexes and the near say die’ attitude which can take them miles in real life.

hr Time Management is seeking PC game testers to test new TV Games products.

Other Ocean Interactive based out of Canada, is looking for a tester at their downtown Newfoundland location in Canada.

Activision is looking for testers to start this month.  They are temporary full time entry level positions located in Minnesota.

EA Sports is looking for a QA tester.  This is an amazing opportunity to get in with a large company.  It is only a part time position, but again it’s a start.

Terminator Salvation was just released on May 19th for the XBox 360, PS3, PC, and mobile phones. It’s developed by the Halcyon Company’s gaming subsidiary, named Halcyon Games along with GRIN and is being published by Equity Games and Evolved Games. This game was first announced in November of 2007 along with the announcement of the formation of the Halcyon Games. By the time it was announced it had already been in development for several months. And the CEO of the company announced that Halcyon has decided to develop the game on its own without outsourcing it to another studio.

Established in 1997 and creator of Rails Across America, Flying Lab is currently working on Pirates of the Burning Sea.  Located in Seattle Washington, they are currently looking for a software test engineer which is a fancy name for a game tester.