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Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary ...
As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...
Last month, Steam removed several adult games from its storefront, despite usually having a high tolerance for the content it ...
Valve claims Mastercard cited a rule to force them to change NSFW game rules on Steam, disputing Mastercard's attempt to deflect blame.
"A Merchant must not submit to its Acquirer, and a Customer must not submit to the Interchange System, any Transaction that ...
Valve says that MasterCard's payment expressed concerns with the platform's adult content and rejected Steam's existing guidelines.
Mastercard has issued a statement claiming is has "not required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms", despite allegations from both Steam and itch.io to the contrary.
Gamers are sending mass emails and phone calls to major payment processors in protest over Steam and Itchio pulling adult ...
Steam is silencing a game that can help combat gender-based sexual violence, in the name of protecting players from being ...
Mastercard denies having asked Valve to delete numerous questionable porn games. The Steam operator counters in a statement of its own.
Mastercard say they're not to blame for Steam's NSFW game cull, but Valve claim that payment processors cited specific ...
Mastercard has denied directly pressuring platforms like Steam and Itch.io to remove explicit titles. But Valve, the owner of Steam, paints a different picture—one where payment processors acted under ...