True Confessions of the Game Testers on CG Online outlines the ups and downs of life as a professional game tester, which range from the good news of playing games for a living, to the bad news that is usually a temporary position that represents one of the lowest rungs on the ladder of working for a game company. The article quotes Tom Hall from the old days when developers did their own testing, as well as several folks who currently work at being game testers.