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Pre-release and unused content definitions: | Pre-release and unused content definitions: | ||
* '''Prototype (version) / early version / Pre(-)release (version)''' = A non-final version of a game or part of a game. Pre(-)release (version) is sometimes used to specifically mean an early version that is seen in pre-release materials | * '''Prototype (version) / early version / Pre(-)release (version)''' = A non-final version of a game or part of a game. Pre(-)release (version) is sometimes used to specifically mean an early version that is seen in pre-release materials. | ||
* '''Pre(-)release material''' = Screenshots, videos, interviews, | * '''Pre(-)release material''' = Screenshots, videos, interviews, etc. depicting or describing a prototype version of the game or the game's development history. | ||
* '''Unused''' = | * '''Unused''' = Describes content that is in the game data, but not used. | ||
* '''Cut/scrapped''' = | * '''Cut/scrapped''' = Describes content that was in a prototype version, but is absent in later builds. Also describes content that was planned to be or suggested to be in the game, but was never actually implemented. | ||
* '''Beta''' = | * '''Beta''' = A near-final version of a game or other software that is used to test for bugs before the final release. | ||
Pre-release elements should not be confused with [[List of unreleased media|unreleased media]], entire games which never see release. | Pre-release elements should not be confused with [[List of unreleased media|unreleased media]], entire games which never see release. |
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