Legal game testers

[Handsofmodder]

I was looking on the internet and found this site. [URL removed - Stephen Philbin]. At first, I thought "Oh gee, I can get paid beta testing games". After a few days, I thought to myself " I need to do some research before doing this!". So I found out some people got scam by this guy. I saved myself by not applying.
The main pupose for me to do game testing is that so I can add game previews on my website. Is there any Legal game testing jobs or programs which the company sends you a free preview disc of their game?
Thank you for whoever is reading this.

[KDLA]

Best thing to do is to contact game companies directly. Many times, if you plan to publicize their game, they will send you a CD directly through a special reviewer mailing list, without the necessity of a middle man.

KDLA

[Handsofmodder]

cool here's a question, if I said to them "If you let me preview your games, then you can place free ads on my website" will that work?

[KDLA]

I don't know -- depends on the "return on investment." If your site gets few hits, they won't see it as a reciprocal relationship.

KDLA

[Stephen Philbin]

I used to do some games reviewing myself. Basically all you need to do is get in touch with the press offices of publishers and developers (almost exclusively publishers though) and tell them about you and your website, magazine, television program, or whatever it is your do. If you can demonstrate to them that your are a viable and worthwhile avenue of media coverage (rather than some kid that just wants free games), they'll give you review code for free. Though review code alone is no good to you. If you intend to review console games, you'll have to get in touch with the console manufacturers and convince them too, of your media worthiness. If you do, then you can get on the (very slow moving) waiting list for debug/development kits which are capable of running review code. In the mean time though, you'll have to ask the publishers to send to you "box copies" of the games. They're more or less the same ones that will be sold in the shops and as such, are not usually released for review until VERY close to, or even on the release day of the game it's self. Which isn't much good because you're then coming out with articles/packages which are probably too late by then and most of your viewers/listeners/readers will have already seen and heard all they need.

[Handsofmodder]

I used to do some games reviewing myself. Basically all you need to do is get in touch with the press offices of publishers and developers (almost exclusively publishers though) and tell them about you and your website, magazine, television program, or whatever it is your do. If you can demonstrate to them that your are a viable and worthwhile avenue of media coverage (rather than some kid that just wants free games), they'll give you review code for free. Though review code alone is no good to you. If you intend to review console games, you'll have to get in touch with the console manufacturers and convince them too, of your media worthiness. If you do, then you can get on the (very slow moving) waiting list for debug/development kits which are capable of running review code. In the mean time though, you'll have to ask the publishers to send to you "box copies" of the games. They're more or less the same ones that will be sold in the shops and as such, are not usually released for review until VERY close to, or even on the release day of the game it's self. Which isn't much good because you're then coming out with articles/packages which are probably too late by then and most of your viewers/listeners/readers will have already seen and heard all they need.
:D Dude, Thank you for answering with this profound answer:D But in order for me to do so, I will have to revamp my website one more time before doing so. So it looks abit professional.