How To Get Paid To Play Video Games

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Put all your experience playing videos games to work—literally.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Video game expertise
Writing skills
Dedication
A degree in computer science

Step 1: Enter online tournaments

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: Get your foot in the door

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: Get a job as a game tester

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.

Tip: Practice! Professional gamers play between six and 12 hours a day every day!

Step 4: Write about video games

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

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

Become a software developer; in other words, create your own games.

Tip: A degree in computer science can help you land a job in game writing, designing, and programming.

Step 7: Work hard

Whichever video game job you want, work hard. As you might imagine, the competition for these positions is intense.

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[TheZsoltykTube]

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[zaruler]

I'm no professional but I play 6-12 hours a day

[adstalynx]

@gamercomedian1234 go to gb, game battles is a place were you make your own clan and challenge another clan, beware you cant use your noob guns when in the challenge because its for real gamers

[BIH678]

well,im not american and my country never produced a game -.-

[gamercomedian1234]

how do you enter a COD tournament? cause i think im pretty good at MW3.

[Jsakadonvito123456]

@zaruler ive been competitive gameing since cod w@w for about 6-12 to hours a day and im still not that good..... lol

[theophilis]

@Letsdraw123 or spend the first 17 years of your life exerting dominance over your parents so that when you turn 18 they will be all ''I just dont know what to do with johnny, he wont get a job! i've asked him nicely and even given him breakfast in bed for the last 2 weeks, but he still refuses!! oh well, guess we'll just try again when he turns 28." and then spend the rest of your days kicking it at home for free. That my friend, is the life.