Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Valve looking for hardware testers, rate how well you like Valve first]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/valve-looking-for-hardware-testers-rate-how-well-you-like-valve/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/valve-looking-for-hardware-testers-rate-how-well-you-like-valve/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/valve-looking-for-hardware-testers-rate-how-well-you-like-valve/#comments HIT 1ST Valve conducting surveys, may let you test hardware prototypesValve is seeking people to test out some of its hardware prototypes, along with released and unreleased games. Right now its looking for people around Valve's offices, in the Seattle or Bellevue area, but it may conduct remote testing in the future, so everyone is invited to fill out a playtester survey.

The survey asks, among other questions, how many years you've been playing games, for your favorite game, which difficulty you typically play on, your overall impression of Valve games, if you get motion sickness when playing first-person shooters and who the beneficiary on your life insurance policy is. OK, we made that last one up, but coming from the company that created Aperture Science, it's not too outlandish.

Looks like Valve is getting the ball rolling on its oft-rumored hardware-distribution arm. Which might in fact be a real arm that distributes hardware. You just never know with Valve.

JoystiqValve looking for hardware testers, rate how well you like Valve first originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Kotaku tipster seems to have stumbled upon a casting call for "a character for a new game in the Portal series from Valve Software" on subscribers-only actors resource Breakdown Express. The posting is loaded with character details for the game's "principal antagonist," including his history, demeanor and general outlook on life. The posting even details how the character's psychology changes as the story progresses, hinting at some intriguing story possibilities for the sequel to our top game of 2007.

If you don't mind having such important details spoiled at least seven months before the game is released, follow the read link and, er, read all about it. Or, if you're a voice actor who can handle "dark comedy ... with occasional dramatic moments" starting next month, why not try out for a piece of video game immortality?

JoystiqVoice actor job posting hints at potential Portal 2 details originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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