{"id":693145,"date":"2025-08-26T20:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:33:42","slug":"11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators\/","title":{"rendered":"11 bit studios will no longer give keys to Steam curators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>11 bit studios has released a statement saying it will no longer issue Steam keys to curators.\n<\/p>\n<p>The developer, known for This War of Mine and Frostpunk, will follow this rule starting from today, following on from the recent awareness of key scammers posing as curators.\n<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the studio said that the decision was made based on its own experiences and those of other developers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/11-bit-studios-will-no-longer-give-keys-to-steam-curators\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 bit studios has released a statement saying it will no longer issue Steam keys to curators. The developer, known for This War of Mine and Frostpunk, will follow this rule starting from today, following on from the recent awareness of key scammers posing as curators. In its statement, the studio said that the decision was made based on its own experiences and those of other developers. 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