Game Dev Guru Ditches Early Access: Steam’s Count Catastrophe & The Closed Beta Comeback

“Early Access game launch” might sound like a golden ticket to success, but game developer Chet Faliszek isn’t mincing words when he says it’s more like a chocolate-covered minefield. His beef? Inaccurate player counts on Steam which can turn a game’s debut into more of a ‘Dead Game’ funeral march.