A game can go threw beta in house only. Or they can be sent to places that do the beta testing for you. There are actual places that higher people to just play games and do beta testing. They sign nondisclosers agrements before they are hired so that they will not be allowed to talk about anything that they are testing. If they do they will have to pay huge fines and be fired.
Would you risk loosing your job playing games all day just to talk about a game that is coming out months from now?
Do you know how bad I would like to be hired to a place like that... to see all the latest upcoming games and be able to try them out and look for bugs. :D If I could afford it I would pay them to do that LOL
Not all places do public betas. Over at http://www.mektek.net we are actually running a beta right now. Its closed off to the public but we have allowed in about 150 people to take part in the beta to help us find bugs before we release the Mech Pack for public use.
Would you risk loosing your job playing games all day just to talk about a game that is coming out months from now?
Do you know how bad I would like to be hired to a place like that... to see all the latest upcoming games and be able to try them out and look for bugs. :D If I could afford it I would pay them to do that LOL
Not all places do public betas. Over at http://www.mektek.net we are actually running a beta right now. Its closed off to the public but we have allowed in about 150 people to take part in the beta to help us find bugs before we release the Mech Pack for public use.