Is Early Access A Good Trend in Game Development?

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Is Early Access A Good Trend in Game Development?

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23 minutes

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Aug 24, 2020

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This week on Slightly Civil War, Yahtzee and Jack debate whether it is a good thing that so many games enter early access before official release these days.

Released:

Aug 24, 2020

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Podcast episode

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