Posts tagged will-powers

Seen@E3: Will 'Cyrus' Powers, happy to be a Tester

by Andrew Yoon (Jun 14th 2010 1:45AM)

Remember Will "Cyrus" Powers, winner of the PSN reality series, The Tester? He appeared at the E3 PlayStation.Blog meetup (in addition to surprise guest Hideo Kojima) and we talked about how life is as a video game tester. With realistic expectations of a not-so-glamorous job, Powers felt welcomed ...

TT Games production chief: Kids are the best video game testers

by Justin McElroy (Apr 26th 2010 9:37AM)

[Image: Kidperez] Forget Will "Cyrus" Powers. If you really want to know if your game has what it takes, you need to turn to an eight-year-old, according to TT Games production chief Jonathan Smith. "They are the most efficient quality filter," he said in the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine...

Interview: Will 'Cyrus' Powers, winner of The Tester

by Andrew Yoon (Apr 12th 2010 8:00PM)

Here's something you haven't seen on The Tester, Sony's PSN-exclusive reality series: winning contestant Will Powers (aka Cyrus) receiving a novelty $5,000 check. We had a chance to chat with the next PlayStation game tester, who talked about his aspirations and why he decided to pursue such a diff...