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Steam’s fight against Visa, Mastercard, and censorship is only getting messier
It’s been weeks of anger and confusion for fans and game developers ensnared in the debacle between gaming storefronts — like Valve and itch.io — and the payment processors that service them. Who, exactly, is responsible for the recent crackdown on adult games? The answer changes depending on who you ask. That vagueness has been…
VILE: Exhumed is an unjust casualty in Steam’s sweeping censorship campaign
Over the past few weeks, thousands of video games have been banned, removed and delisted from Steam and Itch.io. The justifications for doing so have been almost comically vague, and at least one highly anticipated title is now unable to be sold despite containing nothing objectionable. It started in early July, when payment processors including…
Steam’s Automation Fest Has Begun: Here Are Our Top Picks
Steam’s “Fests” are an almost weekly event now, growing ever more niche as the behemothic game store tries to think up another category to highlight. Now that the Steam Summer Sale is over, the board is cleared for another fest, and this time it’s Automation. Which is to say, all those factory-based games that you…