{"id":1501,"date":"2014-08-20T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2015-01-19T14:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T14:59:36","slug":"the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-saving-up-for-destiny-and-the-rest-of-the-crazy-autumn-games-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-saving-up-for-destiny-and-the-rest-of-the-crazy-autumn-games-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprisingly Easy Guide to Saving Up For Destiny (And The Rest of the Crazy Autumn Games Schedule)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right, summer is over. Enough of that sun lark, it\u2019s time to get down to business: gaming business.<\/p>\n

After the sparse summer gaming release schedule, we\u2019ve been waiting for autumn to arrive for a long time. There are loads of great games coming out over the next couple of months, including Destiny<\/i>, which is out in *checks calendar, does awkward counting on fingers* just under 3 weeks!<\/p>\n

Basically, it\u2019s a great time for gaming. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not such a great time for our bank accounts. Games cost a lot of money, money that most of us probably don\u2019t have. Don\u2019t let that get you down though; here are some ingenious ways to raise money quickly.<\/p>\n

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Become a superstar gaming tournament champion<\/h4>\n

We\u2019ve always envied people who get to play games for money. Yes, they probably spent a lot of their childhood indoors and yes, they\u2019ve probably sacrificed a lot of other pleasures in their pursuit of gaming perfection but come on \u201d\u201c they get to play games for a living!<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not exactly a poorly-paid living either. Top gamer Johnathan \u201d\u02dcFatal1ty\u2019 Wendel has made over $450,000 from taking part in 35 tournaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, it\u2019s going to be hard to conquer the gaming tournament world between now and the 9th<\/sup> September. But hey, didn\u2019t our parents always tell us anything was possible if we put our heads to it? Surely they weren\u2019t lying…<\/p>\n

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Make your own game<\/h4>\n

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Games like Limbo <\/i>and Minecraft<\/i> have shown that just about anyone can make a game and make millions of dollars in profit. Well, not just anyone \u201d\u201c you have to have quite a lot of talent, and some coding knowledge \u201d\u201c but we\u2019re not looking to make millions, just the odd \u00a340 here and there.<\/p>\n

The good news is that you only need to have basic coding skills to make your own game thanks to tools like Sploder<\/a> (which lets you make your own retro games) and Twine. These tools are both free and allow you to knock up some fairly decent games. Who knows, you might even make the next hit and make a bit of cash along the way…<\/p>\n

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Wait a couple of months until the games go down in price<\/h4>\n

Ha! Yeah right.<\/p>\n

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Become a YouTuber<\/h4>\n