"They put you in a room full of broken toys. As each toy gets fixed, they take it away from you and replace it with another broken toy."
But seriously - getting a game tester job is a common way into the games industry, especially if you are short on experience. It's long hours and a lot of work, but if you're really wanting to make games for a living it's a way in.
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I once heard being a game tester described as:
"They put you in a room full of broken toys. As each toy gets fixed, they take it away from you and replace it with another broken toy."
But seriously - getting a game tester job is a common way into the games industry, especially if you are short on experience. It's long hours and a lot of work, but if you're really wanting to make games for a living it's a way in.
I understand that Honday is coming out with a new version of the Accord this year. If you want to keep current it'll cost ya another $25K.
Dumbass software patents...