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Every tracked release gets exactly one message. Updater builds it once, then edits it in place as it learns more — it never posts a second message for a release it has already delivered.

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What’s in the card

Game & platform

The game’s name and icon, plus a badge naming the platform or publisher the strongest evidence came from — for example STEAM or RIOT.

Status badge

A second badge describing how confirmed the release is. See the table below.

Version & build

The version and/or build number, shown as old → new once both are known, or just the new value the first time it’s seen.

Timing

When the release actually went out (if the source says) and when Updater detected it — these are often different, and both matter.

Summary

A short description of what changed, when the source provides one.

Patch notes link

A Read Patch Notes button pointing at the official source, when Updater has a canonical URL for the release.
Not every release has every field. Updater only shows what it can actually confirm — a field with nothing behind it is left off the card rather than shown as “N/A” or a placeholder.

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Status badges

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How it updates over time

A release rarely announces itself all at once. A build number often shows up before official notes do; a maintenance window is often confirmed before anyone says what’s in it. Updater treats these as the same underlying release rather than separate events, and updates the one message as better information arrives — a card that started as BUILD ONLY can become OFFICIAL VERIFIED once the developer publishes notes, with the version, summary, and patch-notes link all filling in on that same message. If two independent sources both report on the same release — say, an official publisher article and a separately detected build ID — Updater combines what each one proves into that single message instead of letting one overwrite the other, or posting twice.

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The first time you enable a game

The first check after you turn a game on in /games establishes a starting point silently — it will not post updates for things that already happened before you enabled it. Notifications start from the next new release after that.