Valve has denied Mastercard‘s statement about having no involvement in the removal of certain adult games from Steam. According to Valve, Mastercard actually applied pressure to have these games ...

If you’ve spent any time exploring Steam’s sprawling library of games (and let’s be real, who hasn’t?), you might have noticed something peculiar recently. Certain adult-themed games are vanishing ...

Steam’s controversial double standard. Adult content gets blocked, while politically charged games like Squad 22: ZOV remain free-to-play on the platform.

Valve and Mastercard have done a little back and forth over the weekend on the NSFW payment processor controversy. At this point, it’s hard to tell who’s telling the truth, and even who is to blame.

TL;DR: Mastercard's payment rules, especially Rule 5.12.7, have indirectly led to the removal of adult games from Steam and Itch.io, as payment processors pressured platforms to comply to avoid losing ...