{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "hairdye twitter is concerned about changes to the Steam approval process \n\n They\u2019re dropping Greenlight\u2019s approval-by-voting,...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/157115997015/", "html": "<p>hairdye twitter is concerned about changes to the Steam approval process </p>\n\n<p>They\u2019re dropping Greenlight\u2019s approval-by-voting, which favored devs with social media followings, and intense niche identity appeal, and puts up low barriers to amateur, artistic, and experimental concepts</p>\n\n<p>Replacing it with like a bond system of \u201crefundable publishing deposits\u201d up to $5000 per game which favors business operations with some degree of profit-mindedness</p>\n\n<p>The concern is this will render the niche of \u201cmicrocelebrity bullshit indie game dev\u201d unviable</p>\n\n<p>Thanks, Trump</p>"}