That's tight man. Your friend is lucky as hell.
You should stop in #Gearsofwar on irc.gamesurge.net some time. There's a game tester that works at Epic and tests Gears of War who hangs out about every day in there. He doesn't give up much info, but he does talk about how amazing the game is. Which means a lot considering how many games he's tested.
http://www.mikeysanders.com/ that's his site if anyone is interested in reading his tips on how to get in the industry. Yes, he does get paid full time to test games :)