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How to Get Paid to Play Video Games. Put all your experience playing videos games to workâliterally.
You will need Video game expertise Writing skills Dedication and a degree in computer
science. Step 1. Enter online tournaments, where you challenge other gamers for money.
If you're good, you could win your way to a spot in one of the professional tournaments,
which pay big bucks (we're talking five and six figures!). Step 2. Apply to work in customer
service for a video game company. Like starting in the mail room, an entry-level job like
this could lead to a game-playing position. Step 3. Apply for a job as a video game tester
with a manufacturer. You'll need to be familiar with the many different games and consoles,
and demonstrate you can clearly articulate your likes and dislikes. Practice! Professional
gamers play between six and 12 hours a day every day! Step 4. Write about video games
for a living, either by becoming a game reviewer or working for a publisher that prepares game
guides. Step 5. Become a game play expert. These are people hired by game manufacturers
to go around the country demonstrating new games. Step 6. Become a software developer;
in other words, create your own games. A degree in computer science can help you land a job
in game writing, designing, and programming. Step 7. Whichever video game job you want,
work hard. As you might imagine, the competition for these positions is intense. Did you know
Seventy-two percent of Americans play video games.