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Valve Faces Steam Approval Delays Amid AI Game Surge, Urges Developers to Streamline Submissions

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Valve Faces Steam Approval Delays Amid AI Game Surge, Urges Developers to Streamline Submissions

Valve explains why it's running behind on Steam game approvals, asks developers to perform basic release checks to prevent re-reviews

Eurogamer

Valve explains why it's running behind on Steam game approvals, asks developers to perform basic release checks to prevent re-reviews

In the wake of witnessing an unprecedented number of game submissions to Steam over the last few months, Valve has been forced to delay approvals in order to deal with the existing backlog. Read more

Valve warns of slower Steam approvals, possibly due to AI game surge

Game Developer

Valve warns of slower Steam approvals, possibly due to AI game surge

New games on Valve's Steam platform are getting delayed due to an extended approval process, which Valve does not directly attribute to any kind of development trend.

Steam is so overloaded with new game submissions that Valve says it’s forced to update its review process

Destructoid

Steam is so overloaded with new game submissions that Valve says it’s forced to update its review process

The amount of new games being submitted for review to Steam has gotten so unmanageable that Valve has announced changes to how games need to be vetted in pre-release. Valve says it has "seen a...

Valve admits it's 'running behind' on approving Steam games because it has to keep re-reviewing them, which surely has nothing to do with AI

PC Gamer

Valve admits it's 'running behind' on approving Steam games because it has to keep re-reviewing them, which surely has nothing to do with AI

As wishlisted games miss their release dates, Valve creates a new checklist to help devs get it right the first time.

Valve Revises Steam Release Process due to AI Game Flood

TechRaptor

Valve Revises Steam Release Process due to AI Game Flood

PC game stores like Steam and Itch.io have seen a huge amount of games over the last while as hobbyists turn to generative AI to make games at a faster and faster pace. Valve today announced that...

Indie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up

The Verge

Indie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up

Many indie game developers have recently posted on social media about unexpectedly long approval wait times for their game submissions on Steam, with some of the approvals causing developers to...

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