{
  "id": 18011524,
  "title": "Bethesda's first full-time QA tester got the job by being an extremely chill hang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/bethesdas-first-full-time-qa-tester-got-the-job-by-being-an-extremely",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:49:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bethesdas-first-full-time-qa-tester-got-the-job-by-being-an-extremely-chill-hang/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bethesda Game Studios is marking its 40th anniversary by revealing the title of its upcoming sixth installment, The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, and launching a 40th anniversary site that showcases staff anecdotes. One of the studio's earliest employees, Alan Nanes, was hired as one of Bethesda's inaugural full-time QA testers. Nanes credits his initial job to being a friendly, easy-going individual who enjoyed spending time with Bethesda developers during their informal work sessions. These sessions, which involved playing multiplayer games, eventually caught the attention of Todd Howard, leading to Nanes being asked to test new games. This informal QA experience proved valuable, eventually earning Nanes a full-time position within the studio.",
  "summary": "It was a simpler time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}