ThisIsElron
Hey, agency side market researcher here :D Do you have any tips on making it into the research industry within gaming?
Hey there! I can't speak to the whole industry, but I can speak to my experience at Riot :)
I think the most important things you can do are to demonstrate (1) you have most of the skills that they need, and you're open to learning the rest; (2) you're open to both giving and receiving feedback, and (3) you've got a growth mindset, with a strong desire to learn and improve.
For the first, I'd recommend watching the different vods we have of talks at different conferences. Steve Mack has an outstanding talk at the Game UX Summit 2016 about our embed model. I'd also recommend you read Lean UX by Jeff Gothelf.
Hope this helps <3