New IP's may work slightly different. I've used this mainly for entire game franchises and sequels. Halo 2/3/ODST/Reach/4 all went through this and it's not entirely different from other franchises - Starcraft, Gears, COD, Battlefield, EA sports, etc. There also may be an optional step between 5/6 of the developer releasing a playable beta - but of course there is usually a feedback forum. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] chubbz I think your step 4 is wrong, if it's a new IP and we have nothing to compare it to, we can't really say whether or not it'll ruin the game. [/quote]