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Disclaimer: The hosts never become game reviewers, though they know and talk with some reviewers.

     To Become A Game Reviewer 
  • Review games, build a blog or a website and see how much traffic for your reviews.
  • Try to find a personal style that make you stand out from the others
  • Once you have a following, look for major game websites and offer yourself. The websites may give job offerings from time to time.
  • For larger sites, one of your best options is to go to game conventions and get to know other people covering the scenes
  • Get a internship before you graduate in collage

     Warning 
  • Being topical is important in this profession, reviewers often have to finish a 40-hour game in just 3 or 4 days.
  • Most of the time, playing to getting a reviews out it's nothing like when playing for fun
  • According to game reviewers, they even stop playing games at home because they already played too much at home
  • Game reviewers aren't paid well due to a lot of people wanted to become game reviewers

     7 To 10 Ratings Scale 
  • Why people never buy a game that got a 5-6 but will go to a movie that has only two stars?
  • Because of the grading system, and 8 is actually equivalent to two stars.
  • The scoring system often confuses people who are new to the gaming and lacks flexibility to differentiate a classic or a well executed game.

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