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Itch.io is 'actively reaching out to other payment processors' after pressure from credit card companies to curtail NSFW content, and that compared to Valve, it has 'limited ability to push back'

Clearing up the confusion.

PC Gamer

Game industry fires back as certain adult games continue to be delisted from Steam and Itch.io: "Financial institutions are now influencing which stories can be told and sold in games"

"Games that feature consensual adult content, including queer, kink-positive, or romantic narratives, are easily targeted under vague or overly cautious enforcement"

GamesRadar

Game developers association decries 'financial censorship' amidst payment processor crackdown on NSFW games, calls for 'greater transparency and fairness in how adult games are moderated'

The IGDA says the problem isn't the rules themselves, but their "vague" enforcement.

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Itch.io releases list of the adult content you can't put on its store anymore after anti-NSFW crackdown, including stuff that's not illegal but just icky

I'm not sure it's any processor's business to stop people buying this.

PC Gamer

Viral horror game Mouthwashing no longer appears in Itch.io search results, but that's not because of the new crackdown on NSFW games, marketplace confirms

Mouthwashing hasn't been indexed on Itch.io since last October

GamesRadar

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?

Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?

The Guardian - UK

Itch.io denies hiding one of 2024's best games from search results amid the payment processor crackdown on NSFW games, says it's been de-indexed since October 2024 because 'it doesn't meet our indexing criteria'

Mouthwashing no longer appears in search results on the indie-focused storefront.

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Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch.io and Valve does 'nothing to protect' women, and shock games will just be 'side-stepping the ban entirely', say affected indie devs

"Cutting these women off from income streams and audiences does nothing to 'protect' them."

PC Gamer

Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io

Payment platforms demand services remove NSFW content after open letter from Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout, triggering accusations of censorship

The Guardian - AU

The Latest Adult Game Bans Reveal Who's In Control Of What Games We Get To Play

Indie storefront itch.io has deleted and hidden huge swaths of its library after pressure from credit card companies, and developers are working to push back.

Inverse

Itch.io deindexes NSFW games after becoming the latest target of skittish credit card companies and anti-porn group Collective Shout, catching an award-winning indie and more in the crossfire

Finally, we're safe from… uh, award-winning indies about girlhood and games that discuss the historic oppression of queer people.

PC Gamer

Brütal Legend is free in honor of Ozzy Osbourne, but only for 666 minutes

Double Fine's 2009 adventure is a fun way to celebrate heavy metal.

PC Gamer

Steam’s Latest Crackdown On Sex Games Highlights An Alarming New Trend

Steam removed a wave of adult games from its storefront, and the results could be much darker than you think.

Inverse

John Romero says indies are the future of game development: 'These people are the ones that make triple-A studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this''

Finding funding for those indies is another matter.

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'Adaptory' Touches Down at Gamescom Indie Arena Booth This August

'Adaptory,' the sci-fi base builder from Stormcloak Games, lands at the Gamescom Indie Arena Booth ahead of its PC launch. Play the demo in Cologne.

PC Gamer

You can get 74 indie games for a scant $16 in this eSims for Gaza Itch.io bundle

Plus over 80 TTRPGs, 26 books, over a dozen comics, and a few soundtracks on the side.

PC Gamer

France's biggest game industry union puts together a 'Grève Bundle' to support striking workers

More than 1,000 employees of France's videogame industry took part in a one-day strike yesterday.

TechRadar

Funko Pop's AI-powered 'Brand Protection' service temporarily takes down indie gaming site, proving that automation without humans is a mistake

The temporary takedown of indie gaming site itch.io by Funko Pop proves that AI automation is inherently flawed.

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Indie games site Itch.io temporarily taken down by Funko, due to 'AI-powered' brand protection company that 'created some bogus phishing report'

Alright, who put the AI in charge of management again.

GamesRadar

Indie game marketplace Itch.io goes down as it claims Funko Pop company used "AI-powered" brand protection to create "some bogus phishing report"

Itch.io says it took down the "disputed page" immediately

Creative Bloq

Itch.io's 'No AI' tag is a positive step in the battle against AI slop

But I wonder how it will work in practice

PC Gamer

Indie distribution platform Itch.io now requires asset creators to disclose the use of generative AI in their work

Asset page creators are now required to tag their work, and will not be indexed for searches if they don't.

PC Gamer

Another reminder that your digital library isn't forever: Oxenfree will be completely removed from Itch.io next month

The Netflix-owned studio has already delisted the game from the site.

Windows Central

What does Xbox's 'biggest technological leap' future goal actually mean? An analysis. 🤔

Microsoft is moving forward on a plan to make its future Xbox platform more versatile than ever across Windows PC, cloud gaming, and traditional under-the-tv consoles. How will it all tie together? What does that mean for YOU, the Xbox customer? Here's what we think it's going to look like.

PC Gamer

Phil Spencer says he's open to bringing stores like Epic and Itch.io to Xbox consoles

Could PC digital storefronts end up on Xbox? Apparently anything is possible.

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