Ye gods, look what Frank IM-ed to me just now: “Showcasing the vibrant world of game testing, VMC Game Labs launches a new Web comic today that puts games testers in the starring role.”
So, this is all about good QA practices, right? Well… “Pixel and Vega, a pair of fictional, futuristic game testers from VMC Game Labs, are transported into a three-part series, VMC Game Labs: Rules of Engagement, which premieres online [.PDF link] this week.”
What do you get, then? Well, medieval knights being pursued by Ethernet cables, ridiculously proportioned smokin’ game tester babes in cyberpunk outfits, and an almost Liefield-ian sense of attention to detail, complete with some wacky virtual world NPC conversations and evil bug-infested trolls to tickle your fancy in the finale. I’m not sure this would actually make me want to use VMC for TRC testing on my console game, which […]
Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (simonc) and software by Elliott Back
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