I got the JOB! I am officially a game reviewer :D!

On September 19 2010 05:05 illu wrote:
Although, a video game costs 60-80 dollars, while minimum wage here in Ontario is 10.25 dollars. So if a reviewer spends more than 6 hours on the game it's probably not worthwhile.

I seriously doubt a good review can be written with only 6 hours of playtime.

Anyways, it's kind of nice, but I suspect it's going to get dry very soon when they keep sending you games that you absolutely abhor.

hardcore FPS like MW2

On September 19 2010 07:01 Nal_rAwr wrote:
how'd you get the job?

and whats up with these gay starcraft communities and middle-east gaming communities lol why does it even matter

On September 19 2010 05:05 illu wrote:
Although, a video game costs 60-80 dollars, while minimum wage here in Ontario is 10.25 dollars. So if a reviewer spends more than 6 hours on the game it's probably not worthwhile.

I seriously doubt a good review can be written with only 6 hours of playtime.

Anyways, it's kind of nice, but I suspect it's going to get dry very soon when they keep sending you games that you absolutely abhor.

On September 19 2010 09:33 jacen wrote:

Don't forget that you can't exactly sell the games for retail price even if you get them before release. The most you will get is 3/4 of the retail price, for PSP games this will even drop down to 1/3 and you actually have to invest time into selling the stuff.
Also, if you don't sell, you not only have done a few hours of work, but you haven't got any money out of it. You only have a luxury asset that is dropping in value 10x faster than a car.
Did i mention that all download and most PC games come with review licences hat have to be activated on the internet and cannot be re-sold.

My advice would be that you treat it like a part time job 15-20 hours a week (2-3 reviews a week) and if you don't have a payed position, even at minimum wage after 6 to 8 months, you should get out of there asap. Reviewing games is fine and all, but if you can't make a living out of it, it's just unpaid work. And it IS work ... believe me.


/edit:
I did the same for a little longer than i should have, but ultimately gave way for a more lucrative job which turned out to be almost as entertaining

On September 19 2010 19:25 DragoonPK wrote:
Its not that demanding , as far as they told me they give you a period of 2 weeks to write a review. Its not anything like being full time or whatever, I think writing around 2-3 reviews sounds good. I'm mostly happy about this because of getting readers and having an opportunity to improve.