Is it possible to make a living playing Computer Games?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by MellowMan, Nov 12, 2005.

  1. MellowMan

    MellowMan First Sergeant

    The reason I am asking this is that my son, is VERY GOOD at computer first-person-shooters. He often gets kicked of servers because they think he is cheating.
    Is it possible to make a living playing games?
    If so how?

    thanks.
     
  2. mcadam

    mcadam Major Amnesia

    There are jobs in testing them I think, but not sure how to go about getting into it.

    What games does he play?
     
  3. MellowMan

    MellowMan First Sergeant

    right now he's really into DOD source. b4 that ut, but he likes all FPS.

    I don't think he would make a good game tester ( he's only 15)
    I was thinking more like tournaments, sponsors etc.
     
  4. mcadam

    mcadam Major Amnesia

    In that case I'm not so sure to be honest, get him to play Battlefield 2 and join us!
     
  5. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Yes tournaments would be one route to take in making money from a hobby, tournies like Quakecon, WorldCyberGames etc

    for eg. the Winner of Quakecon's DOOM 3 Deathmatch Championship
    gained $25,000

    but at 15yrs old, I wouldnt see why one of the big gaming houses wouldnt entertain the possibility of hireing him to play games as a job.... as who actually are they aiming the games at? 15yr olds and up, so seems who better than a 15yro testing games ... write to a few see what happens... no harm in trying.


    some links on PRO Tournaments etc
    http://www.vgleague.com/
    http://www.worldcybergames.com/main.asp
    http://www.thecpl.com/league/
    http://www.esworldcup.com/
     

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds