There are a lot of reasons why someone might want to check out a guide like T Dub Sanders'. One might be interested in the underside of the game testing field. Others might just want to know what they can gain from a guide that is written to help people understand their role in the gaming industry. Others still are just pining for that ultimate career working alongside game developers and designers.

Whatever the reason, T Dub Sanders has put together one of the biggest and best game testing guides on the market – one that shows the underpinnings of the career in their raw, real format. There are no false promises of automatic testing or sitting at home and playing the newest games for hundreds of dollars a day.

That stuff is all pretty much a pipe dream and most people know it – yet many guide writers try to tell everyone that they can become the biggest and best new game testers in a field that doesn't really exist every day and too many fall for it. On the other hand, what T Dub has put together is a much more realistic, much more comprehensive look at what game testing is really about – the hard work and dedication that goes into becoming someone in charge of all that code each day.

By showing what it really takes to be a game tester, T Dub opens up an actual, realistic path to getting into the industry. He showcases skills needed to get started as a tester, the classes or college majors that people better be willing to invest in if they want to be a professional in this field and much more to help them figure out not only if the career path is right for them but if they are going to be cut out for it. That means a great deal for someone who may or may not know exactly what a game tester does and how it operates.

For anyone that is thinking about taking the path toward becoming a game tester, one of the first things that needs to be done is to learn more about what the career entails. Those people should pick up T Dub's newest guide and get a real insider's look at the job and how it really works. If you're serious about doing what T Dub shows you, you'll be on the fast track toward game testing in no time flat.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

PS4 has twice as much social media attention as Xbox 720

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Posted May 19th, 2013 at 18:16 EDT by Kyle Prahl6 Comments

A study by Fizziology, a leading social media tracker for consumer products, reports that PlayStation 4 has almost twice as much social media buzz as Microsoft's next-generation system.

Fizziology monitors discussions and aggregates topics from Facebook, Twitter, Disqus, Tumblr, Instagram, blogs, and other sources to determine consumer attitudes and which products have an upper hand. COO Jen Handley states that PS4 is controlling way more social media chatter than the next Xbox, but the landscape may change after Microsoft's May 21 Xbox reveal event.

"If Microsoft shows the console next week, excitement and a natural bias would have two weeks to increase [before E3] and then the PS4 would be forced into comparisons with this next gen Xbox,” said Handley. “It will be interesting to see which console receives more social buzz and higher positive sentiment [during E3] and then what the layman gamers have to say a few weeks after E3 when they become aware of the new consoles."

Of course, maybe Sony doesn't have anything to worry about: social media conversation around PS4 has been more focused on games--the most important factor in console purchasing decisions--since even before the console was revealed. Games were the focus of 29% of PS4 social media talk before its reveal. Right now, only 16% of "next Xbox" conversations are about games.

For more details, check out the Forbes story on Fizziology's study. And for E3 2013 coverage, keep it right here at PSU.com. 

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