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1)Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game. It is the sequel to the 2007 video game Portal and was released by Valve through Steam for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and retail Windows/OS X versions of the game are distributed by Electronic Arts.

2)Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision . The game is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series. It is a sequel to the developer’s Call of Duty: World at War.

3)Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios which sold 730,000 units within four months of release. The original game has since spawned a series of sequels and spin-off games and a movie.

4)Counter-Strike is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation. The game has been expanded into a series since its original release, which currently includes Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Anthology and Counter-Strike on Xbox.

5)World of Warcraft - World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. Careers In Computer Gaming. Computer game companies require fluent Java and C++ programmers, 3D and digital graphic designers, sound and credits screen designers, technical writers, translators and customer support staff. 90% of those recruited are graduates. The most popular jobs related to gaming are:

Game Testers
Working as a game tester can be a good starting point. No qualifications are needed, you just need to be an avid games player and willing to play games all day, testing a game for 3 months or longer and sometimes working long hours. You need to have ideas on how to improve an existing game or do it differently.

Creatives
Creatives are involved with design (e.g. graphics, building models), game play (how the game actually plays), audio (how it sounds) and content. They normally need an artistic background.

Techs/programmers
Techs / programmers work with state of the art machines probably a year or 2 ahead of what the public are buying which also reflects the length of time needed to design a game.

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