Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steam Early Access
What part of  has any application here? The Steam Early Access program has received more than routine news reporting, so  #2 does not apply. Here's some more reliable sources on the subject: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/steam-early-access-is-making-games-better/ Kotaku, http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/promise-steam-early-access-isnt-ruining-gaming-opinion/ MakeUseOf, http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/25/truth-about-steam-early-access/ VentureBeat, http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/valve-lets-you-pay-for-the-beta-with-steam-early-access-program/ ArsTechnica, http://www.gamernode.com/the-rise-of-steam-early-access/ GamerNode, http://www.gamefront.com/early-access-invites-troubled-game-launches/ GameFront, http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/starbound-sells-1m-copies-through-steam-early-access/0126426 MCVUK, http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/03/20/valve-announces-steam-early-access IGN, http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Valve-Refunds-Steam-Early-Access-Game-Cancelled-61623.html CinemaBlend, http://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-introduces-early-access/1100-6405670/ GameSpot, http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416871,00.asp ''PC Magazine'', http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/features/galleryoftheday/11023-8-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Love-Steam-Early-Access EscapistMagazine, http://www.develop-online.net/news/valve-opens-steam-early-access-scheme/0114317 Develop-Online, http://gamepolitics.com/2013/03/20/valve-reveals-steam-early-access#.UzSrPVc09ng GamePolitics, http://www.gametrailers.com/news-post/48811/valve-offers-pre-release-playability-through-steams-early-access-program GameTrailers, http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/20/steam-opens-early-access.aspx GameInformer, http://www.shacknews.com/article/78310/steam-early-access-lets-you-buy-unfinished-games ShackNews, http://www.pcgamesn.com/indie/steam-now-selling-early-access-games PCGamesN, http://www.edge-online.com/news/steam-early-access-goes-live/ ''Edge''. Gamasutra wrote an article http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/207021/The_5_trends_that_defined_the_game_industry_in_2013.php "The 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2013" saying, "a big factor for alpha funding in 2013 was Valve's introduction of Steam Early Access
— User:Odie5533, 22:58, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:TOOLONG||WP:NOTNEWS (Wikipedia:Article size)