How to Become a Video Game Tester

If you get paid to do something you love everyday, is it really a job? A question that many gamers ask themselves is "Can I actually get paid for doing this?" the simple answer is yes you can and what a dream job that would be. We should, however, point out that being a QA tester is not quite the same as getting paid to play video games. But it could well be a great way to bring in a wage and for anyone wanting to break into the game industry it'll be a brilliant start.

Before we share some advice let's first look at what a video game tester does, because it might not be quite what you think.