Game devs have once again led Valve by the hand to a great, if obvious, Steam update: Official 1.0 Early Access release dates

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Because lots of them were already sharing that info elsewhere

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Every now and then Steam adds a feature that makes me go, 'Huh, that wasn't here already?' Today's one of those days as Valve is finally letting Steam Early Access developers list a 1.0 release date or, at least, a 1.0 release guesstimate.

The new Steam update now provides developers with a "dedicated space to display the date when a game plans to exit Early Access and officially launch 1.0," a blog post explains. Since Early Access games are so subject to change, teams can choose to list either an exact date or a more vague window, like a simple year or quarter, under a game's usual Early Access disclaimer.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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