http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/ Joystiq Comments for Microsoft Games Studio looking for a few good playtesters http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 2:34PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 2:45PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
I'm sure they'll get thousands of applicants.

I would think Rare would be the ones to test out VP.

Asking kids to take part in any activity on the internet is a sketchy thing. Sure there will be lots of signups nonetheless, but you're actively recruiting people who legally can't be bound to a contract. And you're wanting them to beta test?

Up next, the LeapFrog interactive guide to NDAs!]]>Jul 20th 2006 2:48PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 2:53PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 2:54PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
"If you do decide to participate, do Microsoft a favor and come into the program with a critical mind..."

Impossible.
]]>Jul 20th 2006 2:57PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/They are playing one or another xbox game in split screen. Where you see how it would have looked on a Wii.

Girl to the left: lol, that dude looks like a cardboard box!
Girl to the right: Isnt it?
Afro: yeah, he looks like spungebob!
Guy in background: i think i just let one go in my squarepants..]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:01PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
Like a copy of Windows XP Pro.]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/That's what happens when you play with no good cheaters buddy.]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:21PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
Your ramblings make it sound like you perfectly qualify as a playtester. It seems your sarcasm detector is broken as well. And for the record there were video games before Nintendo, fanboy. Oh snap!]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:33PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 3:36PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
Oh heaven forbid, somebody be happy with a system he/she owns. Video games aren't meant for that!]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Actual testing, that is finding/regressing bugs, is the responsibility of the QA department. Their involement can range anywhere from a few weeks to several months at the close of the project.
In other words, Playtesting != Game Testing.]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:50PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
Is it just me, or does every ad nowadays have to feature a white woman, a black man, and one woman who isn't of African or Caucasian descent? This one gets a bonus for throwing in the Token Asian Guy (tm). I understand the idea of cultural diversity. But is it really all that diverse when you can predict the gender and ethnicity breakdown of the ad before you even see it?]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:55PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 4:25PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/
x2 for Viva Pinata,,, cant wait. ]]>Jul 20th 2006 5:58PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 7:22PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/20/microsoft-games-studio-looking-for-a-few-good-playtesters/Jul 20th 2006 9:35PM