Getting paid to play video games must be one of the more obscure part time jobs that I’ve come across and I have to admit I was pretty surprised when I stumbled across the Game Testing Ground website. This isn’t the kind of job you are likely to find down at your local job centre! 
But it does kind of make sense, I read recently that the Games Industry is expected to be reasonably recession proof. The logic being that people are more likely to stay at home when money is tight and if they are at home they are going to be watching TV, playing video games and messing around on the Internet.
The Game Testing Ground website states that the games industry is a $50 billion dollar industry, which is confirmed by an Informa report on the popular Games Industry Website GamesIndustry.biz . That’s a pretty staggering figure, but when you learn that Halo 3 grossed $300 Million in it’s first week and these games can cost Millions to produce it puts it into perspective. You can certainly see why the big games companies are happy to pay an army of testers to make sure their next Blockbuster game is just right before they launch it.
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As an avid video game fan, and someone in need of a job right now, this would’ve been perfect for me. Why is it not in Vancouver damn it!?!?!?!
Whilst this site will focus on Part Time Jobs in London many of the articles we post will apply to part time job seekers in other places. Getting Paid to play video games is a great example of this as it is a job you can do from home, all you need is a PC and an Internet connection.
Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?