Valve now requires developers to launch their game through the Steam client and run it for at least five minutes before submitting it for review, as part of several new additions to Steam's pre-release checklist. It doesn't have to be the developer playing, since anyone's playtime counts, as long...

Apparently, Valve keeps getting builds that were never run through Steam at all, which is how games end up with broken launch options or missing depots.

  • Phoenix3875@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    Allegedly, Miyazaki is required to beat every game of From Software (Dark Souls, Sekiro, Elden Eing, etc.) before it can be released.

    Screenshots of an interview with a From Software staff claiming Miyazaki beating Sekiro is part of the release approval standard

    (There are occasionally glitches that allow you to bypass bosses. For this reason, they are called “Miyazaki’s passways”.)