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.

Monday, September 16, 2013

PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD announced for PS Vita

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Posted June 25th, 2013 at 10:39 EDT by Timothy Nunes0 Comments

Double Eleven, Ltd, developer of PlayStation Vita titles LittleBigPlanet and Limbo, as embarked on a new project for Sony's beloved handheld: PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD.

The main premise of PixelJunk Monsters is controlling Tikiman in order to protect his helpless babies from monsters. Now that the former PlayStation Portable title is coming to the PS Vita, Double Eleven has remastered the visuals to beautifully accommodate the PS Vita's OLED screen, and touch input controls have been added to increase control over managing the game.  Included in this version is the Encore expansion and all additional levels, towers, and enemies that were part of the PSP's Deluxe Edition.

Much like in any tower defense title, players can earn coins by defeating waves of monsters and spend them on tower and building upgrades and even buy more defensive structures to fend off all the creepy critters. 

While converting this title over to the PS Vita the Double Eleven team, which worked with the Q-Games development team to rehash PixelJunk Monsters on Sony's newer handheld, the teams discussed the option to reduce the overall difficulty by adding in checkpoints during waves of enemies, which would have made a major difference while playing on Legendary difficulty. However, after some hearty contemplation, both teams decided to not include this feature, because "the sense of pride you gained in “rainbowing” (perfectly completing) a level would become somewhat less satisfying. In Monsters, you earn your rainbows and that’s it." So, fans of the series will either love or hate to know that the PS Vita version of PixelJunk Monsters will be as hard as it was on the PSP.

No official release date was announced, but here's a taste of what's to come in the updated title PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD for the PS Vita:


Via PS Blog EU

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