Did you wake up this morning and think: \u201d\u02dcI really wish I didn\u2019t have to go to work. Why can\u2019t I just make my millions by sitting in my pants and playing Xbox all day?\u2019<\/p>\n
Well, we\u2019ve got great news: you can! And all you need is a console, talent and a winning personality (and quite a large dollop of luck, but there\u2019s not much we can do about that). Here\u2019s how to make your fortune playing video games!<\/p>\n
The most obvious route is potentially the most prosperous.<\/p>\n
The idea is simple: film yourself playing games, commentate on it, edit the video down to size and post it onto YouTube, where millions of people will watch it while your accountant struggles to count the sheer amount of sterling flying into your bank account.<\/p>\n
You could literally make millions doing this. PewDiePie<\/a>, perhaps the most famous gaming YouTuber of them all, made a cool \u00a34.8 million off the back of his Let\u2019s Play videos<\/a> in 2014. KSI<\/a>, a leading FIFA <\/i>YouTuber, has made enough money to drive a Lamborghini at 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also become a bit of a celebrity too. PewDiePie regularly appears on chat shows and recently launched his own game, while KSI has just released his own grime EP (which spawned a top 40 single). FIFA<\/i> YouTuber Spencer FC<\/a> is so popular that he now voices the tutorials in the actual game.<\/p>\n It\u2019ll take a lot of work and innovation to make that kind of money though. PewDiePie has over 40 million subscribers thanks to his unique take on gaming, while Spencer FC gained his audience through a unique take on FIFA\u2019<\/i>s Ultimate Team mode.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also be joining millions of other people trying to jump on the YouTube money train. In short, you need a unique idea, a unique personality and a dedication to posting regular, well-edited videos – and even then you might not make it. Good luck (and feel free to link to your channel in the comments)!<\/p>\n Before YouTube, testing games was the easiest way to earn a living playing games.<\/p>\n Games testers are tasked with finding bugs in pre-release versions of games so they can be removed from the finished version (and thus not ruthlessly mocked on YouTube).<\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t mean you get to sit around completing a game though. Games testing is a serious and often tedious job, with testers often have to play the same section of a game over and over to find the tiniest of bugs. You\u2019ll also be playing early versions of the games, which isn\u2019t quite as fun as playing the finished product.<\/p>\n If YouTube or testing doesn\u2019t appeal, you could always enter a tournament. E-sports are big business at the moment, with Activision recently purchasing Major League Gaming<\/a> and stating their intention to set up the \u201d\u02dcESPN of gaming\u2019.<\/p>\n Believe it or not, the prize money for video game tournaments is huge<\/i>. Professional gamer Chen Zhihao<\/a> has made $1.1 million during a five year period, while a US e-sports team won $6.6 million in a DOTA 2 <\/i>\u00a0tournament last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of course, you have to be insanely good at your chosen game to win even a couple of quid. If you\u2019re serious about making your fortune entering game tournaments, we\u2019d recommend bidding farewell to your friends and family and locking yourself away for a few months. Just remember to eat, drink, sleep and wash (although washing is optional).<\/p>\n
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Become a games tester<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Enter Tournaments<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Sell your unwanted games<\/b><\/h3>\n