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		<title>Game design and development &#8211; Part 4: Quality Assurance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all the assets have been integrated and a final build is ready, a copy is forwarded to the eSoft Interactive BETA team for quality assurance and compatibility testing. In this stage, the team thoroughly tests the game for bugs, errors, gameplay issues and loopholes and lasts for at least two weeks. In most cases, [...]]]></description>
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<p>After all the assets have been integrated and a final build is ready, a copy is forwarded to the <strong>eSoft Interactive BETA team</strong> for quality assurance and compatibility testing.  In this stage, the team thoroughly tests the game for bugs, errors, gameplay issues and loopholes and lasts for at least two weeks.  In most cases, the BETA team&#8217;s feedback also include suggestions that would further enhance the game.  Each point is carefully noted and assessed by the development team and then integrated if they feel the need to do so.  On some occassions, new ideas are even voted by the BETA team before it gets on the final version.  Once all the bugs have been ironed out and the team feels that the game is almost ready, it is passed on to the web/marketing team for release!</p>
<p>Speaking of the <strong>eSoft Interactive BETA team</strong>, let me take this chance to thank the guys: pointoflight, blazingwolf, tjasko, fraggler, jledesma, cheryl, spmwinkel, mbaker5408, bacchus_3, ndench, phoebs, reubkov and saldatore.  These guys have been with us through thick and thin!  If you would like to join our internal BETA team, please feel free to email us at <strong>beta(at)esoftinteractive(dot)com</strong>.</p>
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