Category Archives: Games QA Tester

Train2Game monthly student competitions

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Train2Game Competition prize - NVIDIA Graphics card

Train2Game are running one student competition per month, this month it’s the turn of the coders!

Are you a coder on Train2Game’s Developer course? If yes, then this month’s feature competition is for you!

The prize: The awesome Asus nVIDIA 3D GeForce GTX 560 TI DirectCu II TOP Graphics Card (1GB) worth nearly £200.00!

AND two runners up will also each receive a pair of tickets to the Eurogamer.
That’s got to be worth a little of your time!

What do you have to do? Check the Train2Game forum on Monday, August 29th when we will post up the problem that we’d like you to solve!

Train2Game at Gamescom: Interview with RAGE Creative Director Tim Willits

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Train2Game  attended Gamescom from 17th August to 21st August.  During our time in Cologne we were fortunate enough to get hands on time with RAGE and speak to Creative Director Tim Willits.  

During our interview he discussed the ideas, design and development process behind RAGE. Willits also reveals how he got into the industry through modding, and suggests Train2Game students should do the same if they want to follow in his footsteps.

Read the interview with RAGE Creative Director Tim Willits below, or listen to it on via Train2Game Radio.

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game at Gamescom: Metro Last Light interview

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Train2Game  attended Gamescom from 17th August to 21st August.  During our time in Cologne we were fortunate enough to speak to Metro Last Light Producer John Block.

He discussed improvements over Metro 2033, keeping the game faithful to the books and the game design process. He also reveals how he got into the game industry and offers advice to Train2Game students as to how they can too.

Read the interview below, or listen to it via Train2Game Radio. Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game at Gamescom: Interview with Star Wars: The Old Republic Associate Lead Designer Emmanuel Lusinchi

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Train2Game was at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany from 17th August to 21st August. We caught up with Star Wars: The Old Republic Associate Lead Game Designer Emmanuel Lusinchi to discuss a variety of subjects.

These include, tailoring game design for an MMO, keeping the narrative in check with the Star Wars universe, the importance of community testing and the reasons behind PvP sport Huttball.

Lusinchi also revealed how he started in the games industry and gave Train2Game students advice on how to get in. Read the full interview below, or listen to it on Train2Game Radio. Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game interview: Hogrocket co-founder Ben Ward

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Train2Game speak to co-founder of indie studio Hogrocket about game development, making games for iPhone, self promotion, how to get into the industry and much more!

Listen to the interview below, here on the Train2Game blog.

 

 

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Train2Game industry experience diaries from Darren Price & William Alexander

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Train2Game Game Developer Darren Price and Train2Game Artist & Animator William Alexander are on Train2Game industry experience placements at DR Studios.

In their latest industry experience diaries, Darren discusses the Alpha build of their game, while William writes about creating an art style.

Read the industry experience diaries below here on the Train2Game blog, or on the official Train2Game industry experience diaries website.

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Train2Game at Gamescom: Interview with The Witcher 2 Environment Artist Marek Ziemak

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Train2Game was at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany from 17th August to 21st August. In this interview, we caught up with The Witcher 2 Environment Artist Marek Zeimak to talk about new features in The Witcher 2 version 2.0 and the Xbox 360 release. Zeimak also revealed how he started in the games industry and gave Train2Game students advice on how to get in. Read the full interview below, or listen to it on Train2Game Radio. Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game QA Tester Daniel Parkes shares his story

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Daniel Parkes is studying to be a QA Tester with Train2Game. He contacted the Train2Game blog to share his story of how Train2Game is helping him achieve his dream to work in the games industry.

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game student Jonny Robinson industry experience diary No.7

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Train2Game Game Designer Jonny Robinson is on a Train2Game work placement at DR Studios. In his latest Train2Game industry experience diary, he discusses what makes an ‘awesome Game Designer’

Read Jonny’s latest industry experience diary here on the Train2Game blog, or on the official Train2Game industry experiences website.

You can also get a taste of Jonny’s experiences at DR Studios by watching his industry experience video diaries.

 

Train2Game industry experience diaries: the latest from Georgij Cernysiov & Laurence Gee

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Train2Game student  Georgij Cernysiov is on a Train2Game work placement at Caspian Learning, while Laurence Gee is also on a Train2Game industry experience placement.

Read their latest Train2Game industry experience diaries here on the Train2Game blog, or on the official Train2Game industry experience diaries website.