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Video game development stages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_development#Code_release
first playable stage: The first playable is the game version containing representative gameplay and assets, this is the first version with functional major gameplay elements
alpha stage: A game in alpha is feature complete, that is, game is playable and contains all the major features
beta stage: Beta is feature and asset complete version of the game, when only bugs are being fixed.
gold master: Gold master is the final game's build that is used as a master for production of the game.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_development#Code_release
first playable stage: The first playable is the game version containing representative gameplay and assets, this is the first version with functional major gameplay elements
alpha stage: A game in alpha is feature complete, that is, game is playable and contains all the major features
beta stage: Beta is feature and asset complete version of the game, when only bugs are being fixed.
gold master: Gold master is the final game's build that is used as a master for production of the game.
